Legal Opinion

Greene v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 1, 1994No. Record No. 0108-92-1PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BRAY, J.

John Curtis Greene (defendant) was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Defendant argues (1) that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence discovered as a result of an unlawful seizure, and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In accordance with well established principles, we assess the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction upon a review of the record “in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DelgadoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Wechsler v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  2. Bynum v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
  3. Alvarez v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Freeman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  5. Reed v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001

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