Legal Opinion

Janis v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided July 9, 1996No. Record 0271-95-2PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDER, Judge.

Kimberly 0. Janis and Thomas Janis (appellants) appeal their convictions for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1. Appellants assert that the trial court: (1) erred in denying their motion to suppress, which alleged that the search warrant’s affidavit did not provide a sufficient basis to establish probable cause; (2) erred in applying the “good faith exception” to the probable cause requirement; and (3) erred in applying the “good faith exception,” when Code § 19.2-54 and the Virginia Constitution, article I, § 10, preclude such an…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Virginia v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. United States v. Terrell Lamont Bynum, A/K/A Boo, A/K/A Boo-Man Sumeka Plummer Iris JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  3. Seaton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  4. United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Anzualda v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005

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