Legal Opinion
May v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided October 21, 1986No. 0211-85PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOON, J.
Walter Frederick May seeks reversal of his conviction in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. He contends: (1) that the evidence obtained from the car he was driving at the time of his arrest was the product of an unlawful search and seizure; (2) that a statement he made pertaining to ownership of the luggage was improperly admitted into evidence; (3) that the Commonwealth failed to prove that his consent to search was freely and voluntarily given; and (4) that the Commonwealth failed to prove that he knowingly…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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