Legal Opinion
Anthony Wade Ragland v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 28, 2017No. 0294163PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS
Anthony Wade Ragland (“Ragland”) appeals the February 18, 2016 decision by the Circuit Court of Augusta County (the “trial court”) convicting him of one count of possession of a cellular telephone by a prisoner, in violation of Code § 18.2-431.1. Ragland’s three assignments of error are that the trial court erred in (1) finding that Ragland possessed a “cellular telephone” as opposed to an “other wireless telecommunications device,” (2) finding that Ragland possessed a cellular telephone during his period of incarceration, and (3) refusing to take judicial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Blain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
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3Cited by15 opinions
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