Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided September 26, 1989No. Record No. 1474-87-2PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLEMAN, J.
In this appeal we consider whether because the defendant made a lawful right turn' approximately 350 feet in front of a roadblock a police officer had a reasonable suspicion of a traffic infraction or criminal wrongdoing justifying a stop of the defendant’s vehicle.
Jimmy Rogers Murphy, who was convicted in a bench trial of driving after having been adjudged an habitual offender, contends that the Richmond police officer who stopped him had no legal basis to do so. The Commonwealth, relying on Rule 5A:18, contends that Murphy did not timely object at trial to the…
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