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Court of Appeals of Virginia· 4/28/1998

Neal v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 498 S.E.2d 422
  • 27 Va. App. 233
  • 1998 Va. App. LEXIS 240

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  • holding that a claim of preclusion is moot when the trial judge considered a suppression issue raised by an untimely motion after the Commonwealth’s case-in-chief but denied the motion on its merits
  • stating that when the Commonwealth failed to object to the timeliness of a suppression motion and the judge ruled on the merits of the motion in favor of the Commonwealth, the issue of timeliness was moot on appeal
  • stating that when the Commonwealth failed to object to the timeliness of a suppression motion and the judge ruled on the merits of the motion in favor of the Commonwealth, the issue of timeliness was moot on appeal
  • collecting cases from various states holding that weaving in one’s own lane, without more, is sufficient to stop the vehicle and investigate further
  • upholding stop where evidence showed that, over course of one-half mile, defendant's vehicle was \constantly moving from side to side in its lane\ rather than an \isolated instance of mild weaving\
  • upholding stop where evidence showed that, over course of one-half mile, defendant’s vehicle was “constantly moving from side to side in its lane” rather than an “isolated instance of mild weaving”

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Judges: Fitzpatrick

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