Legal Opinion
Reittinger v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided July 21, 1998No. Record 0246-97-3Published
1Opinion of the Court
502 S.E.2d 151 (1998)
28 Va. App. 80
Christopher John REITTINGER
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.
Record No. 0246-97-3.
Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.
July 21, 1998.
Malcolm G. Crawford, Lexington, for appellant.
Marla Graff Decker, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.
Present: BENTON, COLEMAN and BUMGARDNER, JJ.
COLEMAN, Judge.
Christopher John Reittinger was convicted in a bench trial for possession of marijuana. On appeal, Reittinger contends: (1) he was "seized" in violation of the Fourth Amendment by the officer's show of authority in asking for…
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- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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