JEFFERSON v. COM.

Record No. 0716-97-2.

497 S.E.2d 474 (1998)

27 Va. App. 1

Kenneth O'Neal JEFFERSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

March 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Benjamin (Betty Layne DesPortes; Benjamin & DesPortes, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Marla Graff Decker, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and ELDER and OVERTON, JJ.


ELDER, Judge.

Kenneth O'Neal Jefferson (appellant) appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. He contends the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress (1) evidence obtained during a search of his person on the night of his arrest and (2) an incriminating statement he made to police shortly after his arrest. For the reasons...

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