Legal Opinion
Weathers v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 20, 2000No. 1795992PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANNUNZIATA, Judge.
Appellant, Robert Weathers, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and sentenced to twelve years in prison, six years of which were suspended. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
When we review a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, we must view the facts in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party below, and grant to it all reasonable inferences that are fairly deducible from that evidence. See Commonwealth v. Grimstead, 12 Va.App. 1066, 1067,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- McGee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
- Commonwealth v. GrimsteadCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
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3Cited by17 opinions
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