Search & Seizure – Anonymous Tip – Investigative Stop – DUI Arrest
By Deborah Elkins
Published: November 3, 2008
Although police could corroborate some elements of an anonymous tip – the driver’s shirt, the color and make of his car, a partial license plate number and his direction of travel – the tip did not predict specific criminal activity and the Supreme Court of Virginia reverses the DUI conviction.
Harris v. Commonwealth (Va.S.Ct.) (VLW 008-6-104) (22 pp.)
© Copyright 2012 Virginia Lawyers Media. All Rights Reserved.
![[Print]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/print.png)
![[Email]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/email_2.png)
![[RSS Feed]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/delicious.png)
![[Facebook]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/facebook.png)

Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to introduce the VLW Verdicts & Settlements database. Subscribers have free access to the beta version for a limited time. Target your search based on jurisdiction, judge, lawyer, expert or injury.
POST A COMMENT