Sykes v. Commonwealth

ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

Bruce Lamarr Sykes (appellant) was convicted after a bench trial of possession of heroin, in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because he was detained without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. He argues, therefore, the search incident to arrest was illegal. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

Several City of Portsmouth police officers, members of the tactical response unit, were on routine patrol in two or three unmarked vehicles on the night of…