Court of Appeals of Virginia· 3/17/1987

Williams v. Commonwealth

Citations

354 S.E.2d 79
4 Va. App. 53
3 Va. Law Rep. 2081
1987 Va. App. LEXIS 165

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noting that, in issuing a warrant and making a probable cause determination, a magistrate may draw reasonable inferences from the material supplied to him
noting that, in issuing a warrant and making a probable cause determination, a magistrate may draw reasonable inferences from the material supplied to him
explaining that harmless errors, errors that do not affect the outcome of a case, do not provide a basis for overturning a trial court’s finding
explaining harmless errors by a trial court, errors that did not affect the outcome of the case, do not provide a basis for overturning a court's finding
finding no expectation of privacy in locked briefcase disclaimed by defendant
officers acted reasonably in conducting protective pat-down search for weapons because they had reasonable suspicion that accused was “presently” engaged in drug distribution

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Judges: Keenan

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