Cost v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.
In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming a circuit court's judgment denying a motion to suppress evidence seized by a police officer from inside the defendant's pants pocket during a "pat-down" search. The sole issue presented is whether the officer had sufficient probable cause to seize a number of capsules based upon his assertion that by the "plain feel" of the capsules he knew, through his training and experience, that they contained an illegal drug packaged in capsule form.
BACKGROUND
The pertinent facts in this…
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