Legal Opinion
Rice v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 11, 2011No. 2331093PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
Collin Anthony Rice, appellant, was convicted, in a bench trial, of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in convicting him of this offense after a jury had acquitted him, in the same trial, of related offenses. Specifically, he argues collateral estoppel barred this conviction. 1 For the following reasons stated, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
As the facts of this case are not relevant to our analysis on appeal, we recite only the procedural history.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bates v. DeversSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- United States v. Carmine TramuntiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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