Legal Opinion
Moore v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 3, 2006No. Record 052619PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice HARRY L. CARRICO.
This appeal implicates Code § 19.2-74(A)(1). In pertinent part, this Code section provides that when a police officer detains a person for a Class 1 misdemeanor, the officer "shall . . . issue a summons . . . to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons," and "[u]pon the giving by such person of his written promise to appear at such time and place, the officer shall forthwith release him from custody." The Code section also contains several exceptions allowing a warrantless arrest pursuant to Code § 19.2-82 "if any such person shall…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Knowles v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Com. v. CarySupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Joyce v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
- Ellis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2008
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
- Powell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
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