MORRIS v. COM.

Record No. 032714.

607 S.E.2d 110 (2005)

269 Va. 127

Donovan Payne MORRIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Haddock, Jr., Alexandria, for appellant.

Steven A. Witmer, Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and CARRICO, S.J.


CARRICO, Senior Justice.

INTRODUCTION

At issue in this appeal is Code § 18.2-308.2, which makes it a Class 6 felony to knowingly and intentionally possess or transport a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Also at issue is Code § 18.2-282, which makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to point, hold, or brandish a firearm in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another.1

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