Legal Opinion
Bass v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 3, 2000No. Record 990894PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we consider whether a police officer’s perception that a legal driving maneuver was made with the intent to evade a temporary traffic checkpoint is sufficient to give rise to a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the driver was involved in criminal wrongdoing, justifying an investigative stop of the driver’s vehicle.
BACKGROUND
On March 24, 1997, Chesterfield County police officer William Shane Wickham was assigned to participate along with other officers in a temporary traffic checkpoint. The checkpoint was located on Cogbill Road between its intersections with Remuda and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by69 opinions
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