Legal Opinion
Archer v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 10, 1997No. 1726961PublishedCited by 327 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Jarrod R. Archer (appellant) appeals from his bench trial conviction by the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach (trial court) for grand larceny and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Appellant contends that the trial court erred when it (1) failed to grant his motion to suppress evidence of a stolen gun found with his knife and (2) held that the evidence was sufficient, as a matter of law, to prove he possessed that gun. Finding no error, we affirm the convictions.
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