Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 1, 2000No. 0702982PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UPON A REHEARING EN BANC
COLEMAN, Judge.
Bryan K. Hughes was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248. He contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless body cavity search.
In an unpublished opinion, a divided panel of this Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling. We granted rehearing en banc. Upon rehearing, we hold that the trial court erred by denying Hughes’ motion to suppress the evidence. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s ruling, vacate the panel decision,…
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