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· 3/3/2000

Bass v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 525 S.E.2d 921
  • 259 Va. 470
  • 2000 Va. LEXIS 43

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that there was no reasonable suspicion to stop motorist's vehicle where he made a legal U-turn about 500 feet from roadblock
  • holding that there was no reasonable suspicion to stop motorist’s vehicle where he made a legal U-turn about 500 fee-; from roadblock
  • recognizing that the standard of \reasonable suspicion\ requires a lesser showing than the standard of \probable cause\
  • holding there was no reasonable suspicion to stop a motorist's vehicle where he made a legal U-turn about 500 feet from the roadblock
  • holding there was no reasonable suspicion to stop a motorist’s vehicle where he made a legal U-turn about 500 feet from the roadblock
  • stating that \[t]he reasons for which a driver may reverse direction other than to evade a traffic checkpoint are legion in number and are a matter of common knowledge and experience\

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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, Koontz, Kinser

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