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· 8/2/1988

Stroud v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 370 S.E.2d 721
  • 6 Va. App. 633
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 116
  • 1988 Va. App. LEXIS 76

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that driver’s U-tum and reversal of direction within 100 to 150 feet of roadblock gave officer reasonable suspicion for stop
  • constitutionality of roadblock immaterial to motorist’s detention where motorist reverses direction in an attempt to avoid the roadblock
  • constitutionality of roadblock immaterial to motorist's detention where motorist reverses direction in an attempt to avoid the roadblock
  • police officer had reasonable and articulable suspicion to stop motorist who made a U-turn within 100-150 feet of the roadblock
  • U-turn 100 to 150 feet before roadblock gave rise to a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
  • police had necessary reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when driver executed a U-turn between 100 and 150 feet before a roadblock

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Judges: Keenan

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