Legal Opinion

Phoung v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 15, 1992No. Record No. 1480-91-4PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

In a jury trial, Mike Phoung (Phoung) was found guilty of statutory burglary, two counts of abduction, two counts of robbery, and two counts of using a firearm while committing a robbery. On appeal, he contends that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction for statutory burglary; (2) the convictions for abduction and robbery violate the double jeopardy prohibition against multiple punishments for the same offense; (3) Code § 19.2-294 bars the convictions for abduction, robbery and use of a firearm in the robberies of the two victims; and (4) the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Lavinder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  3. Eaton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  4. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  5. Traverso v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. Hoyt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  4. Robertson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  5. Bell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996

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