TAYLOR v. COM.

Record No. 2185-97-2.

507 S.E.2d 661 (1998)

28 Va. App. 638

Charles Lee TAYLOR v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

December 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Katherine Martin, Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Richard Barton Campbell, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: COLEMAN, WILLIS and BUMGARDNER, JJ.


BUMGARDNER, Judge.

Charles Lee Taylor appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a strip search. The defendant entered a conditional plea of guilty to possession of cocaine and preserved his right to appeal the denial of the motion to suppress. He argues that the strip search violated his Fourth Amendment rights. We agree and reverse his conviction.

A police officer saw the defendant walking in a known drug area. When the officer...

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