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COLEMAN v. COM.

Record No. 000143.

539 S.E.2d 732 (2001)

Irvin E. COLEMAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Benjamin (Betty Layne DesPortes; Benjamin & DesPortes, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Steven A. Witmer, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and WHITING, Senior Justice.

WHITING, Senior Justice.

I

In this appeal, we decide whether the defendant's convictions and punishments for the malicious wounding and attempted murder of the same victim subjected the defendant to double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the federal constitution.

II

A jury in the City of Petersburg convicted Irvin E. Coleman of the attempted murder, robbery, and malicious wounding...

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