Legal Opinion
Farrow v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 22, 2000No. 0212982PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRAY, Judge.
Michael Fernell Farrow (defendant) was convicted, in a bench trial, for possession of cocaine. He complains on appeal that the court erroneously denied his motion to suppress the drugs and related evidence. We agree and reverse the conviction.
“In reviewing a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, ‘the burden is upon the defendant to show that the ruling, when the evidence is considered most favorably to the Commonwealth, constituted reversible error.’” McGee v. Commonwealth, 25 Va.App. 193, 197, 487 S.E.2d 259, 261 (1997) (en banc) (citation omitted). “[W]e review de novo…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Knowles v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- McGee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
- Lovelace v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
- West v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
- Spiers v. SydnorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonAugusta County Circuit Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. SimsVirginia Circuit Court · 2002
- Douglas Gordon Myatt v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
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