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Commonwealth v. Davis

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 29, 2015No. Record 141674PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Chief Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider the preclusive effect of a misdemeanor acquittal on subsequent felony convictions, when the misdemeanor and felony charges arose from the same course of conduct and the trier of fact provided specific grounds for dismissal of the misdemeanor charge.

I. Facts and Proceedings

The parties agree on the material facts of this case. Ronald Taft Davis, III ("Davis") was arrested on November 16, 2008, following a fatal shooting outside a restaurant in Surry County in which the shooter fired ten or more gunshots into an occupied…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Schiro v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. United States v. OppenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Simon v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Caplan v. BogardSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wilkins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  2. Howard Allen Groffel v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2019
  3. Commonwealth v. LeonardSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  4. Marvin Kendell Midgette v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018
  5. Gregory Edward Leonard, II v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016

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