Legal Opinion

Jordan v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 12, 2013No. 121835Published

1Opinion of the Court

PRESENT: All the Justices DAMON PHINEAS JORDAN OPINION BY v. Record No. 121835 JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS September 12, 2013 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals of Virginia ("Court of Appeals") erred in holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction of Damon Phineas Jordan ("Jordan") for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. I. Facts and Proceedings Jordan was tried by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach ("trial court") upon…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Cheng v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  5. United States v. Robert Earl SandersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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