Case Name: Commonwealth of Virginia v. Parks
Court: Alexandria Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1988-06-01
Citations: 14 Va. Cir. 61
Docket Number: Cases No. M-8411, F-9524
Parties: Commonwealth of Virginia v. Parks
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 14
Pages: 61–61

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Parks
June 1, 1988
Cases No. M-8411, F-9524

Opinion:
By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY
The Defendant's Motion to Suppress must be denied. To investigate by questioning, an officer need only a reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed. See, Section 19.2-83, Code of Virginia. The officer had such reasonable suspicion in this case. The surreptitious actions of the Defendant in concealing the item she had by swallowing it furnished probable cause to arrest her. Therefore, the subsequent search of the Defendant was pursuant to a lawful arrest.