Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 15, 2006No. 1467054PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELSEY, Judge.
Robert Daniel Thomas failed to appear in general district court for a preliminary hearing on a felony arrest warrant. The Commonwealth charged Thomas with “willfully” failing to appear in violation of Code § 19.2-128(B). At his failure-to-appear jury trial, Thomas unsuccessfully moved to strike the evidence on the ground that the evidence failed to show that the general district court informed him of the prehminary hearing date. The unique circumstances of this case compel us to agree with Thomas and to reverse his conviction.
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On the felony failure-to-appear charge, the…
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