Commonwealth v. Pittington

BY JUDGE JOHN J. MCGRATH, JR.

This matter comes before this Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress evidence seized from his home under authority of a search warrant. The Defendant contends that a search warrant issued by a magistrate of this Judicial District for a residence in the County of Rockingham, Virginia, is invalid and moves to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of search conducted pursuant to a search warrant

It is well-established that the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires that a search warrant “particularly” describe the place to be searched and…