Legal Opinion
Alston v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 3, 2003No. 3442012PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENTS, Judge.
Gregory Tyrone Alston was convicted on Ms conditional guilty plea of possession of more than one-half ounce but less than five pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1. On appeal, Alston contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the marijuana found on his person and in his car as the product of an unlawful seizure that violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
I. Background
In reviewing a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, we view the evidence and…
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