Legal Opinion
In Re Phillips
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 10, 2003No. Record 020479PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 53.1-231.2, which allows a convicted felon to petition a circuit court for approval of a petition for restoration of the felon’s eligibility to register to vote, violates the Constitution of Virginia (the Constitution).
In August 1995, the petitioner, Iris L. Phillips, was convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of Lynchburg of making a false written statement incident to the purchase of a firearm, in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2:2(K), a Class 5 felony. Phillips received a jail sentence of 90 days, which was suspended on the condition that she be…
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