Legal Opinion

Morris v. City of Virginia Beach

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 19, 2011No. 0580101PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court found that David M. Morris, II, a commercial truck driver, operated a tractor-trailer in violation of vehicle width and load securing requirements. On appeal, Morris claims the court should have suppressed the evidence of his violations because the investigating police officer unlawfully stopped his tractor-trailer. We disagree and affirm.

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When reviewing a denial of a suppression motion, we review the evidence “in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it the benefit of any reasonable inferences.” Glenn v. Commonwealth, 49 Va.App. 413, 416, 642…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Maryland v. MacOnSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Perry v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010

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3Cited by26 opinions

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