Collins v. Commonwealth

Present: Kinser, C.J., Lemons, Goodwyn, Millette, and Mims, JJ., and Carrico and Koontz, S.JJ. CLIFTON L. COLLINS OPINION BY v. Record No. 110067 SENIOR JUSTICE HARRY L. CARRICO January 13, 2012 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, we decide whether a bail bondsman licensed in another state but not in Virginia has the authority to enter Virginia and apprehend a fugitive bailee. In a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg County, the defendant, Clifton L. Collins, was convicted of attempted abduction pursuant to Code §§ 18.2-26 and 18.2-47 and…