ALGER v. COM.

Record No. 030848.

590 S.E.2d 563 (2004)

267 Va. 255

Karyn Lynn ALGER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Jane Chittom, Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Steven A. Witmer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Jerry W. Kilgore, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and CARRICO, Senior Justice.


OPINION BY JUSTICE G. STEVEN AGEE.

Karyn Lynn Alger ("Alger") was convicted in the Circuit Court of Page County for unlawfully possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. She was sentenced to five years in prison with three years suspended.

On appeal, Alger does not dispute that she was a convicted felon or that she possessed a firearm in her home on the date of the offense. Instead, Alger contends,...

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