ESSEX v. COM.

Record No. 1209-92-4.

442 S.E.2d 707 (1994)

Jesse James ESSEX, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. McCue, Arlington (Nicholas J. Chabra and Associates, on brief), for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen D. Rosenthal, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: MOON, C.J., and FITZPATRICK, J., and DUFF, Senior Judge.


MOON, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Jesse James Essex, appellant, of knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, possession of a "sawed-off" shotgun, and disorderly conduct. Essex argues that the trial court erred in allowing the Commonwealth to admit the specific nature of his prior felony conviction for murder for the purpose of proving his status as a convicted felon. Because...

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