Commonwealth v. Kelly
Staunton County Circuit Court
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Humes J. Franklin, Jr.
The Court has now had the opportunity to review the facts and applicable case law with respect to the issues raised in the suppression hearing. The following is the opinion of the Court with respect to the same.
The issues raised at the hearing are as follows:(1) Whether the driver’s actions constituted a reasonable, articulate suspicion for a traffic stop by the Officer?(2) May die Officer testify that the defendant took the field alka-sensor, and is that testimony admissible to show that diere was sufficient basis for the arrest, as opposed to simply testifying…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Murphy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
- Logan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
- Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
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