· 6/12/1981
Hamby v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 279 S.E.2d 163
- 222 Va. 257
- 1981 Va. LEXIS 298
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- The court upheld as reasonable the opening of a zippered-closed, but unlocked, briefcase found in a car during an inventory search
- inventory search and seizure of contents of briefcase closed by a zipper
- upholding search of closed briefcase seized in inventory search
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Judges: Thompson
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