Commonwealth v. Dixon

By Judge Donald W. Lemons

The matter before the Court is' the Defendant’s Motion to Suppress. After hearing evidence and receiving Briefs from the Commonwealth and the Defendant, the Court denies the Motion to Suppress.

On August 1,1996, the defendant was operating a motor vehicle in the City of Richmond and was observed throwing a drink out the driver’s side window. The vehicle then “turned slightly and did a jerking motion, went across the yellow line, then pulled back onto [the] road.” The officer pulled the vehicle over, smelled a slight odor of alcohol, gave a field sobriety test, and…