Legal Opinion

Bell v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 19, 1996No. 0190952PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Following a jury trial, the appellant, Wayne Earl Bell (“Bell”), was convicted of two counts of robbery, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of robbery, abduction, abduction with intent to defile, and animate/inanimate object sexual penetration. Pursuant to the jury’s recommendation, the court sentenced Bell to sixty-six years imprisonment. Bell appeals, contending (1) the conviction for abduction with intent to defile should have been merged with the conviction for animate object sexual penetration; (2) the term “animate object sexual penetration” in Code §…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  3. Traverso v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
  4. Cable v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  5. Barker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Clanton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  2. Hoyt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  3. Pryor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  4. Walker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  5. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010

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