Commonwealth v. Crewe

By Judge Robert L. Harris, Sr.

The defendant has been charged and indicted for violating two separate statutes, although both charges arise out of the same alleged transaction, carrying a concealed weapon. He is charged with carrying a concealed weapon after having been previously convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, a Class 6 felony under § 18.2-308(A) (1991 Cum. Supp.), and possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony (possession of LSD) under § 18.2-308.2. The defendant has moved the court for an order granting separate trials.

While the fact that these…