Grandison v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice ROSCOE B. STEPHENSON, JR.
In this appeal, we determine whether a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures when the officer removed a folded one-dollar bill from the defendant's pocket and unfolded it to reveal drugs.
I
After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg, Tony Donnell Grandison was convicted of possession of cocaine, in violation of Code § 18.2-250. During the trial, Grandison moved to suppress the evidence. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the cocaine had been…
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