Legal Opinion

Reittinger v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 25, 1999No. 0246973PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion

*728UPON A REHEARING EN BANC

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

A panel of this Court reversed the conviction of Christopher John Reittinger for possession of marijuana. See Reittinger v. Commonwealth, 28 Va.App. 80, 502 S.E.2d 151 (1998). Upon a rehearing en banc, we conclude that the deputy sheriff developed a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the defendant was armed and dangerous during a consensual encounter which immediately followed a lawful detention of the defendant. The frisk for weapons that the deputy conducted was reasonable under the circumstances of this case and did not violate the Fourth…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Reittinger v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  2. Clarke v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  3. Carr v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Ramondo D. Fogg v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  5. United States v. MortonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005

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