ATKINS v. COM.

Record No. 0715-88-3.

389 S.E.2d 179 (1990)

Ronnie Ray ATKINS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

February 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Randolph Bryant (Prosser, Parthemos & Bryant, P.C., Winchester, on brief), for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and BARROW and MOON, JJ.


BARROW, Judge.

Appealing convictions for distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine, the appellant contends that evidence admitted against him was seized pursuant to a defective search warrant and was, therefore, inadmissible. We hold that, even though the search warrant may have been issued upon a defective affidavit, the evidence seized was admissible because of the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule.

The affidavit presented to the magistrate...

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