PURVIS v. COM.

Record No. 2878-98-1.

522 S.E.2d 898 (2000)

31 Va. App. 298

Stephen James PURVIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

January 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fabio Crichigno (Office of the Public Defender, on brief), for appellant.

Amy L. Marshall, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General; H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and ELDER and LEMONS, JJ.


ELDER, Judge.

Stephen James Purvis (appellant) appeals from his bench trial convictions for two counts of statutory burglary and one count of petit larceny. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to sever unrelated offenses for trial under Rule 3A:10 and that this refusal constituted reversible error. We agree that the refusal to sever was error but hold that the error was harmless. Therefore, we affirm appellant's convictions.<...

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