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JONES v. COM.

Record No. 2082-91-3.

429 S.E.2d 615 (1993)

Lonnie JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing En Banc Granted June 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. DeLoria, Charlottesville (James B. Feinman, Lynchburg, on brief), for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., Janet F. Rosser, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ.

COLEMAN, Judge.

Lonnie Jones was convicted in a bench trial of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. Jones contends that the evidence does not support his conviction because a BB handgun is not a "firearm" within the meaning of Code § 18.2-308.2. We hold that Code § 18.2-308.2 does not prohibit a convicted felon from possessing or transporting a BB gun. Therefore, we reverse the conviction and...

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