JONES v. COM.

Record No. 080374.

670 S.E.2d 727 (2009)

Fairley D. JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crystina Kowalczyk O'Brien, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In this appeal from a defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2, we consider whether a positive alert from a narcotics detection dog was sufficiently reliable to establish probable cause to conduct a search of a vehicle. We also consider whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that an alleged firearm was designed, made, and intended to expel a projectile...

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