Buck v. Commonwealth

COLEMAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in a jury trial of possessing cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. The sole issue on appeal is whether the cocaine should have been suppressed because the police officers seized it in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Upon review, we affirm the trial court’s ruling that the search and seizure were lawful and its admission of the legally seized cocaine into evidence.

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On November 10, 1992, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Officers Dolan and Baine of the Arlington County Police Department were patrolling a high crime area where drug sales frequently…