BURGESS v. COM.

Record No. 0846-91-1.

421 S.E.2d 664 (1992)

Arnold BURGESS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

August 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert W. Patrick, III, Hampton (Cumming, Hatchett, Moschel & Patrick, on brief), for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BARROW, BENTON and MOON, JJ.


BENTON, Judge.

Arnold Burgess appeals from his convictions for grand larceny and possession of cocaine. Burgess claims the trial judge erred (1) in dismissing his motion to suppress cocaine found in his jacket, and (2) in finding sufficient evidence to convict him of grand larceny. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the ruling on the motion to suppress and we reverse the grand larceny conviction.

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