Commonwealth v. Mosley

By Judge Mary Jane Hall

The matter came before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress evidence seized and statements taken as a result of an illegal detention, search, and subsequent arrest. For the reasons stated herein, the Court sustains the motion.

Factual Background

Officer Ortiz, the community resource officer for the Norfolk Redevelopment Housing complex known as Tidewater Gardens, encountered the defendant at 1:20 p.m. on December 29, 2012, on an NRHA walkway leading from an apartment building to the street. Officer Ortiz did not recognize the defendant. He commenced a conversation…