SATTLER v. COM.

Record No. 0146-94-2.

457 S.E.2d 398 (1995)

20 Va. App. 366

Lee Edward SATTLER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

May 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Cabell, Jr., Richmond, for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen. (James S. Gilmore, III, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, J., COLE, Senior Judge and TRABUE, Retired Judge.


BENTON, Judge.

This appeal arises from the trial judge's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless search. Lee Edward Sattler contends that the trial judge erred in holding that a police officer lawfully searched Sattler before issuing a summons for a traffic violation. We reverse the trial judge's refusal to suppress the evidence.

The evidence presented at the suppression hearing proved that a state police officer observed Sattler...

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