Legal Opinion
Harris v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 29, 2000No. 0814991PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUMPHREYS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in a bench trial of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. 1 On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the police lacked a reasonable, articulable suspicion to conduct a pat-down search. We disagree and affirm his conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
I. BACKGROUND
Officers J.M. Whitehead and T.B. Shelton testified that they received a radio dispatch relaying information from an unnamed caller that a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Harris v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
- Jackson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
- Williams v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
- Commonwealth v. MorganVirginia Circuit Court · 2000
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