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HARRIS v. COM.

Record No. 061719.

650 S.E.2d 89 (2007)

Joseph H. HARRIS, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Winston, Special Appellate Counsel, for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert F. McDonnell, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

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

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

Joseph H. Harris, Jr. was convicted of possessing a concealed weapon, specifically a box cutter, after having been convicted of a felony, in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2(A). Because the box cutter concealed by Harris is not a weapon described in Code § 18.2-308(A), the evidence to sustain his conviction was insufficient as a matter of law. We will therefore reverse the judgment...

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