ALEXANDER v. COM.

Record No. 2136-97-3

508 S.E.2d 912 (1999)

28 Va. App. 771

Jon Douglas ALEXANDER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

January 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Armstrong for appellant.

Donald E. Jeffrey, III, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: COLEMAN, BUMGARDNER and LEMONS, JJ.


LEMONS, Judge.

Jon Douglas Alexander was convicted by a jury of brandishing a firearm, a violation of Code § 18.2-282. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on his right to defend his personal property. We agree and reverse the conviction.

BACKGROUND

On April 25, 1997, Michael T. Eustler, employed as a repossessor of motor vehicles, arrived at the home of Jon Douglas Alexander, appellant, in Rockbridge...

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