Ansell v. Commonwealth

In this appeal, the question for our determination is whether the enhanced punishment provision of Code § 18.2-53.1 1 applies to three separate offenses committed on the same day and tried together.

Appellant, John Robert Ansell, pleaded guilty in the court below to two indictments for robbery, one indictment for attempted robbery, and three indictments for use or display of a firearm in the commission of the primary felonies in violation of Code § 18.2- 53.1. All six offenses occurred within a period of 45 minutes on June 4, 1977. The trial court, finding Ansell guilty of each offense,…