COM. v. TALBERT

Record No. 1739-96-4.

478 S.E.2d 331 (1996)

23 Va. App. 552

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. Charles Joseph TALBERT.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marla Graff Decker, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellant.

Richard C. Goemann, Senior Assistant Public Defender (Office of the Public Defender, on brief), for appellee.

Present: MOON, C.J., and WILLIS and FITZPATRICK, JJ.


WILLIS, Judge.

In this appeal, taken pursuant to Code § 19.2-398, the Commonwealth contends that the trial court erred when it suppressed evidence based upon its finding (1) that the police officers were not in hot pursuit of the defendant when they followed him into a residence, and (2) that no exigent circumstances necessitated the officers' entry into the residence. We agree and reverse the order of suppression.

Talbert contends that the Commonwealth...

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