Alger v. Commonwealth

Karyn Lynn Alger (“Alger”) was convicted in the Circuit Court of Page County for unlawfully possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. She was sentenced to five years in prison with three years suspended.

On appeal, Alger does not dispute that she was a convicted felon or that she possessed a firearm in her home on the date of the offense. Instead, Alger contends, as she did in the trial court and the Court of Appeals, that Code § 18.2-308.2, as amended and reenacted by the General Assembly, permitted her to possess a firearm within her…