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· 3/13/2001

Ross v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 542 S.E.2d 819
  • 35 Va. App. 103
  • 2001 Va. App. LEXIS 112

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that a glassine envelope is a “‘telltale sign of heroin’” and that passing one in a “furtive or evasive” manner provides probable cause to arrest (quoting People v. Alexander, 333 N.E.2d 157, 158 (N.Y. 1975))
  • “A search made by a law enforcement officer pursuant to a lawful custodial arrest, which, of course, must be based on probable cause, is a well recognized exception to the warrant requirement.”

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Judges: Coleman

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