Legal Opinion
Gwinn v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 31, 1993No. Record No. 0261-92-2PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLEMAN, J.
The issue in this criminal appeal is whether the magistrate who issued a search warrant had probable cause to believe that Paul Lee Gwinn was involved in drug trafficking and that evidence associated with that crime would probably be found at his residence. We find the evidence sufficient to establish probable cause; therefore, we uphold the trial judge’s ruling to admit the seized evidence. Accordingly, we affirm Gwinn’s convictions of possessing cocaine and possessing a firearm while possessing cocaine.
On May 15, 1991, Richmond police officers executed a search warrant for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Candelario Angulo-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. John FanninCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Sowers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007
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