Supreme Court of Virginia· 2/26/1999

Glasco v. Commonwealth

Citations

513 S.E.2d 137
257 Va. 433
1999 Va. LEXIS 41

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applying Belton “bright-line” rule to permit search of vehicle incident to lawful custodial arrest of vehicle’s recent occupant without regard to nature of offense for which arrest was made
upholding search of automobile as valid incident to the arrest of defendant even though the defendant was detained in the back of a police cruiser and “thus arguably not in a position to seize a weapon or destroy evidence”
driver was a recent occupant within the limits of the Belton rule where he parked his car, crossed the street and was 30 feet from vehicle when police first initiated contact
evidence sufficient where defendant denied knowledge of drug in car before officer told him he found any
applying Belton in 1999 to reach same conclusion as Thornton

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Judges: Kinser, Lacy, Koontz

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