Legal Opinion
Leeth v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 12, 1982No. Record 810616PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
Convicted and fined $75 for operating a motor vehicle equipped with a radar detection device, in violation of Code § 46.1-198.1, John Hubert Leeth, III, attacks on appeal the sufficiency of the Commonwealth’s evidence. He also claims the stopping and subsequent search of his automobile abridged his constitutional rights. He is wrong in each instance and we affirm the conviction.
As pertinent to this case, § 46.1-198.1 provides in subsection A that it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State when the vehicle is “equipped with” a radar detection…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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