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RICHARDS v. COM.

Record No. 1466-92-3.

443 S.E.2d 177 (1994)

Randy Craig RICHARDS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen L. White, Lynchburg, for appellant.

Janet F. Rosser, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen D. Rosenthal, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, KOONTZ and WILLIS, JJ.

KOONTZ, Judge.

Randy Craig Richards (Richards) appeals his conviction in a bench trial for carrying a concealed weapon, third offense, in violation of Code § 18.2-308. Richards contends that the trial court erred in finding that the knife he was carrying, though visible by common observation, was concealed because it was deceptive in appearance. We agree and reverse Richards's conviction.

At trial, Officer B.L. Royer (Royer) of the Lynchburg City Police...

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