ELLIOTT v. COM.

Record No. 1784-11-1.

733 S.E.2d 146 (2012)

61 Va. App. 48

Leon ELLIOTT, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

October 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt A. Gilchrist , for appellant.

Alice T. Armstrong , Assistant Attorney General II ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KELSEY and McCULLOUGH, JJ., and CLEMENTS, Senior Judge.


KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court convicted Leon Elliott, Jr., of heroin possession. On appeal, Elliott contends the arresting officer violated the Fourth Amendment by discovering the heroin during a warrantless search of Elliott's pocket. We disagree and affirm Elliott's conviction.

I.

When reviewing a denial of a suppression motion, we review the evidence "in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth...

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