Legal Opinion
Ronald Taft Davis, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 25, 2014No. 1873122PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETTY, Judge.
Ronald Taft Davis, III, appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.1 On appeal, Davis argues: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for collateral estoppel to bar prosecution of the charges due to his acquittal on the charge of reckless handling of a firearm; (2) the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a mistrial after the Commonwealth’s Attorney mentioned Davis’s invocation of his Miranda rights during both opening statements and direct examination of law enforcement; and (3) the trial court erred in denying Davis’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Standefer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Sealfon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 2015
- James Willis Campbell, Sr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018
- Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2014
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Nathaniel Lamont BrockCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. Warren Hampton FergusonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
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