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· 2/2/1999

Armstrong v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 510 S.E.2d 247
  • 29 Va. App. 102
  • 1999 Va. App. LEXIS 76

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that officers have probable cause to arrest a suspect observed holding something that, based on the officers' experience, training, and the surrounding circumstances, they believe or suspect is illegal narcotics
  • “The Commonwealth must also establish that the defendant intentionally and consciously possessed it with knowledge of its nature and character.”

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Judges: Lemons

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