Legal Opinion
Lampkins v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 18, 2005No. 0253043PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.
Avery Martez Lampkins (appellant), a juvenile, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder in violation of Code § 18.2-32. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in finding that 1) an immunity agreement between the Commonwealth and appellant was not binding so as to bar this prosecution, and 2) the circuit court had subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons stated, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
On May 15, 2002 Delvin Hairston was killed during a drive-by shooting. On May 20, 2002 appellant gave a statement to police implicating himself…
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