Baker v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices JONTREIL LAMAR BAKER OPINION BY v. Record No. 120252 JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR. November 1, 2012 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, we consider whether evidence of the possession of one firearm on three separate occasions can constitute three separate charges for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2(A). I. Background Jontreil Lamar Baker, a convicted felon, and Calvin Williams visited Charna Chapman in the home that she shared with a roommate in Suffolk. During their visit,…