Legal Opinion
Beckner v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 5, 1993No. Record No. 1600-91-3PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOON, J.
Donna Phelps Beckner was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while her operator’s license was suspended. She contends that the police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to stop her vehicle and, therefore, the evidence obtained should have been suppressed. We agree and reverse her conviction.
On April 26, 1991, an unidentified driver pulled his car and flashed his lights behind the cruiser of Officer Royal of the Lynchburg Police Department. When the officer pulled over, the driver pulled alongside the officer, rolled down his window, and stated that there was a white female,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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