LAWSON v. COM.

Record No. 2192-08-1.

687 S.E.2d 94 (2009)

55 Va. App. 549

Johnny Edward LAWSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

January 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Barry McCracken, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Erin M. Kulpa, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HUMPHREYS and McCLANAHAN, JJ., and WILLIS, S.J.


McCLANAHAN, Judge.

Johnny Edward Lawson was convicted, in a bench trial, of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, Lawson argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine discovered in his vehicle because the officer who stopped and detained him violated his Fourth Amendment rights.1 For the following reasons, we affirm Lawson's conviction.

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