52 Va. App. 548 - Jones v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
April 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Graham v. Connor · Ornelas v. United States · United States v. Mendenhall · United States v. Cortez
Most-quoted passages
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“As noted, after the officers approached Jones and [Officer] Tovar initiated conversation, Jones reached down to the floorboard and Tovar asked him to put his hands on the wheel of the vehicle. Then, on three occasions, Jones refused to comply with that command and reached for the floorboard. Thus, he did not submit to Tovar’s assertion of authority.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]here is a condition precedent to a seizure: The individual must submit to the officer’s force or authority.” Jones v. Commonwealth, 52 Va.App. 548, 557 , 665 S.E.2d 261, 265 (2008); see also Brown v. City of Danville, 44 Va.App. 586, 604 , 606 S.E.2d 523, 532 (2004) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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