Layne v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

Tammy Renee Layne was convicted in a bench trial for driving while intoxicated in violation of Code § 18.2-266. She contends that the arresting officer illegally stopped and detained her; therefore, she argues that the evidence of her driving while intoxicated was illegally obtained and should have been suppressed. Specifically, she asserts that the officer lacked a reasonable and articulable suspicion that she was engaged in criminal activity when he stopped her.

We uphold the ruling of the trial court. When the officer stopped Layne, based upon information he had received…