Legal Opinion
Reese v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 18, 1980No. Record 791367PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Under a six-count indictment charging two counts each of robbery, abduction, and use of a firearm in the commission of robbery, Richard C. Reese was convicted by a jury and, by judgment entered June 15, 1979, sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a total term of 32 years with six years suspended. The issue on appeal is whether defendant’s inculpatory statements were inadmissible as the product of an unlawful search of his automobile and seizure of stolen property discovered in that search.
On July 22, 1978 at approximately 5:45 a.m., State Trooper K. B. Williams stopped a car for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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