MERID v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1145-19-4.

841 S.E.2d 873 (2020)

72 Va. App. 104

Endalkachew MERID v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Moore (Law Office of Samuel C. Moore, PLLC, on briefs), for appellant.

Kelsey M. Bulger , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Petty, AtLee and Senior Judge Annunziata.


In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence that police discovered after entering an apartment to prevent an occupant from committing suicide. Because we conclude that the officers' actions were reasonable and thus did not violate the Fourth Amendment, we affirm the...

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