Legal Opinion
Reittinger v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2000No. Record 991417PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE STEPHENSON
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court correctly refused to suppress certain evidence found during a search of the defendant by a deputy sheriff.
I
In a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Rockbridge County, Christopher Reittinger was found guilty of possession of marijuana, in violation of Code § 18.2-250.1, and fined $150. The court also suspended Reittinger’s driver’s license for a period of six months, pursuant to the provisions of Code § 18.2-259.1.
On July 21, 1998, a panel…
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