Poulson v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices ALLEN POULSON OPINION BY v. Record No. 240081 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH April 10, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Allen Poulson, who was ultimately convicted of driving under the influence, challenges several aspects of his questioning and arrest on Fourth and Fifth Amendment grounds. Specifically, he argues that he was in custody and, therefore, he should have been given Miranda warnings. He further argues that the officers should have obtained an arrest warrant before he was arrested on the curtilage of his home. Finding no…