Lowe v. Commonwealth

FRANK, Judge.

Robert S. Lowe (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of possession of marijuana in violation of Code § 18.2-250.1. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to suppress based on his contention that the pat-down search was initiated without reasonable suspicion that he was armed and dangerous. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

Henrico Police Officer Boteler stopped a car driven by appellant at approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 8, 1998, because the car had a rejection sticker displayed on its windshield.…