Legal Opinion
Milteer v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 23, 2004No. Record 031558PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Agee
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On March 28, 2001, Norfolk police officers Steve Stephens (“Stephens”) and Maurice S. Joseph (“Joseph”) were screening packages for narcotics at a Federal Express facility in Norfolk, Virginia. While doing so, the officers noticed two packages similar in size, shape and labeling to packages determined through prior investigations to contain unauthorized (commonly referred to as “pirated”) compact discs (“CDs”) and videocassettes. The officers opened the packages pursuant to a search warrant and discovered that they did indeed contain CDs and videocassettes.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dowden v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- Berry v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Commonwealth, Department of Motor Vehicles v. AtheySupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Commonwealth v. DossSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Miles v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- Carmas (Carmus) Jonah McLaughlin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
- McLaughlin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
- McLaughlin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006