DODSON v. COM.

Record No. 0981-95-2.

476 S.E.2d 512 (1996)

23 Va. App. 286

William Albert DODSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

October 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Berry, Standardsville (Berry & Early, on brief), for appellant.

John K. Byrum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, COLEMAN and FITZPATRICK, JJ.


FITZPATRICK, Judge.

William Albert Dodson (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of violating Code § 18.2-308.2, attempting to possess a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in: (1) finding that Code § 18.2-308.2 does not violate the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws; (2) using a 1969 conviction for breaking and entering...

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