Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided September 28, 1993No. Record No. 0933-92-2PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FITZPATRICK, J.
Albert Justin Lawrence (appellant) was convicted after a bench trial of possession with intent to distribute 37.52 grams of heroin, in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the evidence seized from him dining a warrantless search. The appropriate disposition of this appeal turns on whether appellant voluntarily consented to a police search of the front left pocket of his pants. We conclude that the police acted properly and, therefore, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On October 22, 1991, an Amtrak Police…
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