Legal Opinion

King v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided January 13, 2009No. 2029072PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLEMENTS, Judge.

Delano King (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of willfully discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of the property line of school property, in violation of Code § 18.2-280(C). 1 Appellant contends the trial court erred in finding the evidence sufficient to sustain his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment and appellant’s conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts relevant to this appeal are not in dispute. Around 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2006, appellant discharged a firearm in the City of Hopewell, hitting Kionna Jones in the throat. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  2. Armstrong v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  3. Ansell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  4. Anderson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  5. Williams v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jessie Lee Green v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2022
  2. Ricky G. Davis, s/k/a Ricky Glendall Davis v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010

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