Commonwealth v. Reid

By JUDGE JOHN W. WINSTON

Mr. Reid is charged with three separate violations of Virginia Code § 63.1-124.1 amounting to grand larceny. The separate indictments stating the charges recite that:

On or about (March 19, 25, and April 2, 1981), in the City of Norfolk, Joseph Reid did, knowingly and with intent to defraud, acquire, alter, or use food stamps in a manner not authorized by law. Virginia Code Section 63.1-124.1; 18.2-95.

His counsel filed a Motion for Bill of Particulars, seeking to determine among other things "what specific code sections proscribe his alleged conduct.

The Commonwealth…