Black v. Commonwealth

DUFF, Judge.

John Black was convicted of entering a banking house while armed with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-93; of robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-58; and of use of a firearm during the commission of a robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. On appeal, he contends (1) the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to strike on the basis that a savings and loan association is not a “banking house” within the meaning of Code § 18.2-93; (2) the trial court erred in granting a jury instruction that used the term “banking house”…