PENN v. COM.

Record No. 1635-90-3.

412 S.E.2d 189 (1991)

George Dennis PENN, III v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Light, Lynchburg (Killis T. Howard, P.C., on brief), for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and COLEMAN and ELDER, JJ.


KOONTZ, Chief Judge.

In a bench trial, George Dennis Penn, III was convicted of possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and fined $500. On appeal, Penn contends that the trial court erred by refusing to suppress evidence seized during a search made pursuant to an illegal arrest. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

On March 13, 1990, Officer Smith of the Lynchburg Police Department was working surveillance in the 1100 block...

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