Perry v. Commonwealth

BEALES, Judge.

A jury convicted James Edward Perry (appellant) of possession of phencyclidine (PCP) pursuant to Code § 18.2-250 and fined him $2,500. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress the drugs found by the police during a search of his person. Specifically, appellant contends that the trooper who searched him did not have a reasonable suspicion that he was armed and dangerous, and, therefore, the trooper’s actions violated the Fourth Amendment principles as established in Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889…