Legal Opinion
Watson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 14, 1995No. Record No. 0470-93-1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOONTZ, J.
Neil Anthony Watson (Watson) appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine. Watson asserts that the trial court erred in failing to suppress as the product of an unlawful seizure inculpatory statements he made to police. We agree and reverse Watson’s convictions.
On June 6, 1992, police executed a valid search warrant at an apartment in Virginia Beach. Upon entry into the apartment, a supervising officer alerted other officers in the area to be on the lookout for “a black Dodge Shadow”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
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