Legal Opinion

Driscoll v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 19, 1992No. Record No. 0436-90-4PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BARROW, J.

The appellant appeals from an adjudication that he is an habitual offender. We affirm this determination because, even though the trial court erred in ruling that certain offenses were predicate offenses while others were not, it, nevertheless, reached the correct result. We are able to affirm for this reason because the correct basis was considered by the trial court and the facts supporting it were resolved at trial.

At trial, the Commonwealth introduced evidence of five previous convictions that it contended established that Driscoll was an habitual offender. Driscoll moved…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Frye v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  2. Morrison v. BestlerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  3. Hart v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  4. Eason v. EasonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
  5. Harbour Gate Owners' Ass'n v. BergSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986

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3Cited by57 opinions

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