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Jones v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 512 S.E.2d 165
  • 29 Va. App. 363
  • 1999 Va. App. LEXIS 172

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  • recognizing that we must give “due weight to inferences appearing to have been drawn by the trial court”
  • recognizing that we must give “due weight to inferences appearing to have been drawn by the trial court”
  • applying footsteps doctrine only when an “incriminating object comes into view during the performance of the fireman’s duty”
  • Firefighter “not only had the right to enter appellant’s apartment without a warrant, he also had the duty to ventilate the apartment by opening its windows and to search for people or pets that might be inside.”

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Judges: Baker

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