Legal Opinion
DePriest v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 4, 1987No. Record No. 0005-86-2PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEENAN, J.
Boyd DePriest was convicted in a jury trial of possession of heroin in violation of Code § 18.2-248. He was sentenced in accordance with the jury’s verdict to seven years incarceration. On appeal, DePriest argues that the heroin found in his possession should have been suppressed as the product of an illegal search. We affirm the judgment of conviction, finding that the search of DePriest, which revealed heroin, was a lawful search incident to his arrest.
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The events giving rise to this case took place during the late evening of July 25 and early morning of July 26, 1985.…
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