Legal Opinion

Quinn v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided November 4, 1997No. 2393962PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDER, Judge.

Leslie Charles Quinn (appellant) appeals his convictions of two counts of grand larceny. He contends the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress two incriminating statements he made at different times to investigators from separate jurisdictions. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

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FACTS

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1996, a magistrate issued a warrant to search appellant’s home in order to seize evidence related to numerous burglaries appellant was suspected of having committed. Investigator Jack Elliott and other officers of the…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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