Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 15, 1995No. 2244931PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Judge.

Charles Leon Freeman appeals his conviction for driving after having been adjudged an habitual offender. He contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from an allegedly illegal stop of his vehicle in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, Officer A.P. Bremer, Jr., observed a car being driven in the center lane of three eastbound traffic lanes at speeds of ten to fifteen miles per hour less than the posted fifty-five miles-per-hour speed limit. Officer Bremer followed the car for two miles, during…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. DePriest v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Murphy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  3. Jacques v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  4. Greene v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
  5. State v. RatliffOregon Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Neal v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  2. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
  3. United States v. WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2013
  4. Lovelace v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
  5. Alston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003

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