WILLIAMS v. COM.

Record No. 2778-98-1.

537 S.E.2d 21 (2000)

33 Va. App. 796

Modrell Antoine WILLIAMS, s/k/a Modrelle Williams v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

November 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dianne G. Ringer, Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BRAY and FRANK, JJ., and HODGES, Senior Judge.


HODGES, Senior Judge.

Appellant, Modrell Antoine Williams, appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On June 14, 1998, Officer R.K. Butler received information that someone matching appellant's description had "retrieve[d] a gun from some bushes." A short time later, Butler located appellant. Appellant quickly entered...

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