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Williams v. Commonwealth

No. 990774Supreme Court of Virginia

990774 Williams v. Commonwealth 03/03/2000 The trial court and the Court of Appeals correctly held that when a person has been lawfully arrested and his property lawfully seized pursuant to that arrest, the ar…

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990774 Williams v. Commonwealth 03/03/2000 The trial court and the Court of Appeals correctly held that when a person has been la…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Mar 3, 2000
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990774 Williams v. Commonwealth 03/03/2000 The trial court and the Court of Appeals correctly held that when a person has been lawfully arrested and his property lawfully seized pursuant to that arrest, the arrestee has no reasonable expectation of privacy in that property, and later examination of it by other law enforcement agents does not violate the Fourth Amendment. The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions for murder, robbery, and statutory burglary, and the judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the defendant's convictions is affirmed.

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