Wells v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLE, J.

— The appellant, Dwight Olef Wells, was convicted in a jury trial of four robberies and four charges of use of a firearm in the commission of the robberies. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain items seized in an allegedly illegal search of his automobile.

I

On December 28, 1985, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Debbie Watson, an employee of the Piece Goods Shop, a business located at 9051 Broad Street in Henrico County, was robbed. She described the robber as a black male using a handgun and wearing a ski mask, a navy blue…