Search & Seizure – Probable Cause – Suspected Drug Sale 
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Published: December 3, 2010
Tags: Judge D. Arthur Kelsey, Search & Seizure, Virginia Court of Appeals
An experienced narcotics officer’s observation of defendant engaging in a hand-to-hand transaction involving what appeared to be crack cocaine was part of the total circumstances that provided probable cause to arrest defendant and search his vehicle, and the Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s drug and firearm convictions.
Probable cause supported the officer’s decision to arrest defendant ...
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