Commonwealth v. Winstead

By Judge Mary Jane Hall

The matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion To Suppress all physical and verbal evidence obtained as a result of the arrest of Defendant on August 8, 2014, and through Defendant’s written confession signed on the day of his arrest. For the reasons stated herein, the Motion To Suppress is denied.

Background

On July 23,2014, Investigator Nichols of the Norfolk Police Department began investigating co-defendant Christopher Manuel for selling cocaine. This investigation entailed Nichols going undercover and contacting Manuel to arrange meetings at which Manuel…