Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
If I get stopped for no reason, put in handcuffs and the officer has my id and finds drugs on me can I be charged?
Asked on 2/12/14, 2:14 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Charged, yes, but if the stop is provably illegal, i.e., without probable cause/reasonable suspicion on the part of the officer, then
convicted, most likely not.
Answered on 2/12/14, 6:43 am
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