McCAIN v. COM.

Record No. 001989.

545 S.E.2d 541 (2001)

Elbert Lamont McCAIN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Jane Chittom (Public Defender Commission, on brief), for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and LEMONS, JJ., and WHITING, Senior Justice.


KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider 1) whether a police officer's search of a defendant and his automobile violated the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights; and 2) whether the evidence is sufficient to support the defendant's convictions.

Elbert Lamont McCain was indicted for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248, and for possession of a firearm while possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute...

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