TRENT v. COM.

Record No. 0425-00-3.

544 S.E.2d 379 (2001)

35 Va. App. 248

Elroy Lee TRENT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Baugh, Richmond, for appellant.

(Mark L. Earley, Attorney General; Thomas M. McKenna, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Appellee submitting on brief.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., ELDER, J., and OVERTON, Senior Judge.


ELDER, Judge.

Elroy Lee Trent (appellant) appeals from his bench trial conviction for possession of cocaine, in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, he contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress because the drug roadblock at which he was apprehended was either unconstitutional per se or unconstitutional as conducted. We hold the roadblock was unconstitutional per se, and we reverse and dismiss appellant's conviction....

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