Legal Opinion

Burrell v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided June 28, 2011No. 0488101PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PETTY, Judge.

Appellant, Joel Aaron Burrell, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Burrell argues the trial court erred when it (1) denied a motion to suppress statements he made in response to police questioning after he claims to have invoked a right to counsel and (2) concluded that the evidence was sufficient to prove he intended to distribute the cocaine in his possession. For the following reasons, we disagree and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, and grant to it all reasonable inferences fairly dedueible…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sierra v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
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  3. People v. FirestineAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  4. Timoth Woodard v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  5. Michael Anthony Patton, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020

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