Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 15, 2010No. 090518PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
688 S.E.2d 220 (2010)
Meloni THOMAS
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.
Record No. 090518.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
January 15, 2010.
Jerry E. Waldrop, Emporia, for appellant.
Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.
Present: All the Justices.
OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.
In this appeal, we consider multiple assignments of error arising from Meloni A. Thomas' ("Thomas") convictions of first degree murder and use of firearm in the commission of a felony.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below[1]
Thomas was originally indicted for murder under…
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