Legal Opinion

Rayshawn Torrell Greer v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 21, 2017No. 0175161PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE RANDOLPH A. BEALES

In this appeal, Rayshawn Torrell Greer (“appellant”) argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to strike the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, where the common law defense of necessity applied to his possession of a firearm. Appellant also asks this Court to reconsider its decision from Commonwealth v. Greer, 63 Va.App. 561, 760 S.E.2d 132 (2014), where this Court reversed the trial court’s ruling in part, vacated appellant’s sentence, and remanded the case to the trial court for a new sentencing proceeding before a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Steinman v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  3. Joseph v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Virginia Department of Corrections v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  5. Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ascue v. ClarkeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2021
  2. Calvin Lorenzo Perry v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2025
  3. Greene v. ClarkeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2024
  4. Martrell Dae-Shawn Beamon, s/k/a Martrell Dae Shawn Beamon v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2019
  5. Taylor v. ClarkeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2021

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