Legal Opinion
Avent v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 15, 2010No. 090537PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
688 S.E.2d 244 (2010)
Cardell Lamont AVENT
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.
Record No. 090537.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
January 15, 2010.
Charles C. Cosby, Jr. (Boone, Beale & Cosby, on brief), Richmond, for appellant.
Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.
Present: All the Justices.
OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.
Cardell Lamont Avent ("Avent") was convicted by a jury on charges of first-degree murder in violation of Code § 18.2-32 and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. In this…
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