MONTAGUE v. COM.

Record No. 090337.

684 S.E.2d 583 (2009)

278 Va. 532

Chauncey Lamont MONTAGUE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Jane Chittom, Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Gregory W. Franklin, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and LACY, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the record supports a circuit court's denial of a defendant's motion to suppress evidence. The defendant contended that he was unlawfully seized when two police officers approached him requesting information regarding his identity, and used that information to determine whether there were outstanding warrants for his arrest and whether he was trespassing on private property. We also consider...

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