MEGEL v. COM.

Record No. 002816.

551 S.E.2d 638 (2001)

262 Va. 531

Michael L. MEGEL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin D. Miller, Alexandria, for appellant.

John H. McLees, Jr., Senior Ass't Atty. Gen. (Mark L. Earley, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.


ROSCOE B. STEPHENSON, Jr., Senior Justice.

In this appeal, we determine whether an accused's home may be subjected to a warrantless search by police while the accused is serving a sentence, pursuant to Code § 53.1-131.2(A), in the so-called Electronic Incarceration Program.

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Michael L. Megel was indicted in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County for the possession of firearms as a convicted felon, in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. The trial...

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