Legal Opinion

Felton v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 23, 2010No. 2605081PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McCLANAHAN, Judge.

Travis Jerome Felton appeals from his convictions for possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the narcotics discovered pursuant to an “all persons present” clause in a search warrant on the ground the warrant was “stale” when it was executed by police. 1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. BACKGROUND

Detective Wayne Roberts of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for the Hampton Police Department obtained a warrant allowing police to search all persons present at an apartment based on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. De SimoneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
  2. Lebedun v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  3. Morton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  4. Turner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  5. Maye v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Patrick Timothy Jeffers v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013

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