Legal Opinion
Harris v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 6, 2003No. Record 022168PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this appeal, we consider whether Leon Thomas Harris was illegally detained by police and whether evidence obtained in a search of his truck should have been suppressed because it was obtained as a result of the illegal detention.
FACTS
On May 25, 2000, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Officer Blaine Davis initiated a traffic stop based on a broken license plate light he observed on a truck. Harris, the driver, and a single passenger were in the truck. Shortly after Officer Davis stopped the truck, a second police officer arrived on the scene. Both police vehicles were marked cars, and their…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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