James Dean Cantrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

James Dean Cantrell (“Cantrell”) appeals the ruling of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County (the “trial court”) denying his motion to suppress the evidence recovered as a result of a police inventory search related to his indictments for possession of cocaine and methamphetamine. Specifically, Cantrell argues that the inventory search was not performed pursuant to standard police procedures and was merely pretext for an improper investigatory search.

I. BACKGROUND

In reviewing a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, “we determine whether the accused has met his burden…