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COM. v. JONES

Record No. 030942.

593 S.E.2d 204 (2004)

267 Va. 532

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. James Sylvester JONES.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 5, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. McCullough, Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on brief), for appellant.

Vanessa E. Hicks, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and CARRICO, S.J.

CARRICO, Senior Justice.

The question for decision in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the doctrine of inevitable discovery was inapplicable to support the trial court's refusal to suppress evidence seized in a search purportedly lacking in probable cause. Finding the Court of Appeals' holding erroneous, we will reverse.

The question stems from indictments charging James Sylvester Jones (Jones) with attempted possession of...

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