Legal Opinion
Startin v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 23, 2010No. 2837084PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEO E. POWELL, Judge.
Duane Elmer Startin, Jr. (“Startin”) appeals two convictions for use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. Before a panel of this Court, he argued that the trial court erred in finding that the evidence was sufficient to prove that (1) the item he used during the commission of two robberies was a “firearm,” and (2) he used or attempted to use a firearm or displayed a firearm in a threatening manner.1 A divided panel of this Court affirmed Startin’s convictions. See Startin v. Commonwealth, 54 Va. App. 778, 682 S.E.2d 115…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Jay v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Armstrong v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
- Selected Risks Insurance v. DeanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Manneh Vay v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
- Startin v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2011
- Kaniesha Shatae Hannon v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
- Turner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
- Stephen Keith White v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
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