Legal Opinion
Lansdown v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 14, 1983No. Record 822157PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, C.J.
Convicted by a jury of two counts of robbery and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of robbery, the defendant, Har*207old Lansdown, seeks reversal of his convictions on the grounds the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress evidence and in granting certain instructions. Finding no error in either respect, we will affirm the convictions.
The evidence shows that around 5:40 a.m. on January 29, 1981, two masked men robbed Ronald and Nancy Evans in their home at Lenah in Loudoun County. Among other things, the robbers took Ronald Evans’ Gulf credit card and a string of rosary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Glover v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
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