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Brown v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 421 S.E.2d 911
  • 15 Va. App. 232
  • 9 Va. Law Rep. 417
  • 1992 Va. App. LEXIS 260

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  • recognizing that “presence in a high crime area” is a factor which may be considered in determining whether an investigatory stop is appropriate
  • recognizing that \presence in a high crime area\ is a factor which may be considered in determining whether an investigatory stop is appropriate
  • recognizing that \presence in a high crime area\ is a factor that may be considered in assessing whether an investigatory stop is justified
  • evidence that defendant arrested in an “open air drug market” admissible

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Judges: Willis and Bray

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