Legal Opinion

Gibson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 22, 2011No. 2847093Published

1Opinion of the Court

POWELL, Judge.

Ray Anthony Gibson (“Gibson”) appeals his conviction for driving under the influence, third offense, in violation of Code § 18.2-266. Gibson contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress testimony regarding his field sobriety tests. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party below, in this case the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. See Commonwealth…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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