Terry Lang Dillsworth v. Commonwealth of Virginia

JEAN HARRISON CLEMENTS, Judge.

Terry Lang Dillsworth (hereinafter “appellant”) was convicted of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a violent felony. The Commonwealth relied upon a prior Maryland conviction for assault with the intent to maim under Maryland Code Art. 27, § 386 (1952, 1982 Repl. Vol.), to prove the predicate violent felony offense required by Code § 18.2-308.2. On appeal, appellant maintains the evidence was insufficient to support his firearm conviction because the Maryland conviction is not substantially similar to the Virginia offense proscribed by Code §…