Commonwealth v. Matthews

By Judge Jonathan M. Apgar

The defendant has moved to suppress the results of a search of his person occurring on March 6, 1997. For the reasons stated herein, that motion is granted.

Facts

The Defendant and two friends were briefly at an apartment located in Cara Apartments on Bennett Drive during daylight hours on March 6, 1997. The-. Defendant and his companions then entered a Honda automobile in the parking lot and saw a black vehicle they knew to be operated by the Vice Division of the Roanoke City Police Department. The black vehicle made a U-tum at the end of the parking lot and drove…