Hills v. Commonwealth

553 S.E.2d 722 (2001)

262 Va. 807

David Lee HILLS,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 010193.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 2, 2001.

Peter D. Greenspun (Vladimir I. Arezina; Greenspun & Mann, on briefs), for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Assistant Attorney General (Randolph A. Beales, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

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