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· 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

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  • “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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