· 9/12/1997
Ewell v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 491 S.E.2d 721
- 254 Va. 214
- 1997 Va. LEXIS 82
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “In order to justify the brief seizure of a person by an investigatory stop, a police officer need not have probable cause; however, he must have ‘a reasonable suspicion, based on objective facts, -4- that the [person] is involved in criminal activity.’” (alteration in original
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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Stephenson, Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, Whiting
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