· 1/5/1993
Beckner v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 425 S.E.2d 530
- 15 Va. App. 533
- 9 Va. Law Rep. 699
- 1993 Va. App. LEXIS 5
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the facts the police rely on must amount to more than a \hunch\
- stating that face-to-face confrontation with previously unknown informant provided indicia of informant's personal reliability
- ―[I]mplications of a personal basis of knowledge may arise when an individual reports that a person . . . ‗is displaying a gun.‘‖
- ―[I]mplications of a personal basis of knowledge may arise when an individual reports that a person . . . ‗is displaying a gun.‘‖
- \[I]mplications of a personal basis of knowledge may arise when an individual reports that a person ... 'is displaying a gun.' \
- Commonwealth conceding that officer seized defendant when he activated emergency lights on marked police vehicle
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Judges: Moon
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