Legal Opinion

Hines v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 25, 2003No. 0481021PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

Martin Levette Hines (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of five counts of forging a public record, in violation of Code § 18.2-168. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in convicting him of five counts of the offense when only one offense was committed. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

The facts are not in controversy. On March 11, 2000, after observing a car force other vehicles off the road, Virginia Beach Police Officer Eric Livingston activated his emergency equipment and pursued the offending car.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  2. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  3. Jordan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  4. Campbell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  5. Stephens v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Johnson, Ronald v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  2. Schwartz v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  3. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
  4. Edgar Edmundo Moreno v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2015
  5. Eugene Word v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009

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