ROULHAC v. COM.

Record No. 0774-06-1.

646 S.E.2d 4 (2007)

50 Va. App. 8

John Wilson ROULHAC, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

June 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacie A. Cass, Assistant Appellate Defender (Catherine E.P. Haas, Assistant Appellate Defender; Office of the Appellate Defender, on briefs), for appellant.

Karen Misbach, Assistant Attorney General II (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FELTON, C.J., and FRANK and BEALES, JJ.


ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

John Wilson Roulhac, Jr., appellant, was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress, as the police did not have reasonable suspicion to detain or pat him down. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On August 22, 2006, Portsmouth police officers Worley and Candelario were...

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