Legal Opinion

Atkins v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 10, 1991No. Record Nos. 0835-90-2, 0836-90-2PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Pursuant to two charges of receiving stolen property, Charles Clarence Atkins (appellant) was separately indicted by a grand jury for the Circuit Court of Lancaster County. The two indictments were tried simultaneously before the same jury. These appeals are from judgments of the Circuit Court of Lancaster County (trial court) which convicted appellant on each indictment pursuant to the jury verdicts. Because each appeal presents the same factual issue, we consolidated the cases for argument. The sole issue presented is whether the trial court committed reversible error when…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  4. Justus v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  5. People v. FeldNew York Court of Appeals · 1953

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dora Ann Swain v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  2. Spangler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  3. Atkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  4. Nicholas P. Mihnovets v. Sharon Arnold MihnovetsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  5. Terry Feeback v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997

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