Commonwealth v. Parks

Alexandria County Circuit Court

Commonwealth v. Parks

14 Va. Cir. 61, 1988 Va. Cir. LEXIS 234

CourtAlexandria County Circuit Court

DecidedJune 1, 1988

DocketCases No. M-8411, F-9524

StatusPublished

This text of 14 Va. Cir. 61 (Commonwealth v. Parks) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alexandria County Circuit Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Commonwealth v. Parks, 14 Va. Cir. 61, 1988 Va. Cir. LEXIS 234 (Va. Super. Ct. 1988).

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Opinion

By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY

The Defendant’s Motion to Suppress must be denied. To investigate by questioning, an officer need only a reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed. See, Section 19.2-83, Code of Virginia. The officer had such reasonable suspicion in this case. The surreptitious actions of the Defendant in concealing the item she had by swallowing it furnished probable cause to arrest her. Therefore, the subsequent search of the Defendant was pursuant to a lawful arrest.

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By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY

The Defendant’s Motion to Suppress must be denied. To investigate by questioning, an officer need only a reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed. See, Section 19.2-83, Code of Virginia. The officer had such reasonable suspicion in this case. The surreptitious actions of the Defendant in concealing the item she had by swallowing it furnished probable cause to arrest her. Therefore, the subsequent search of the Defendant was pursuant to a lawful arrest.

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14 Va. Cir. 61, 1988 Va. Cir. LEXIS 234, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-parks-vaccalexandria-1988.