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JONES v. COM.

No. 1019-14-2.

777 S.E.2d 229 (2015)

65 Va. App. 274

Zequez Deaairo JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

October 6, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel A. Scaggs (Hill and Rainey Attorneys, on brief), Colonial Heights, for appellant.

Craig W. Stallard , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: ALSTON and McCULLOUGH, JJ., and CLEMENTS, S.J.

Zequez Deaairo Jones challenges his conviction for reckless handling of a firearm. He argues that the evidence failed to prove that the object in question was a firearm as contemplated by Code § 18.2-56.1. We agree and reverse his conviction.

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