Cheng v. Commonwealth

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Proceedings

In separate indictments, Dung Quang Cheng, a/k/a John Cheng, was charged with the capital murder of Hsiang Liu,1 Code § 18.2-31(a)2 and -31(d);3 with the abduction of Liu; with the robbery of Liu; with conspiracy to commit abduction, robbery, or murder; with the use of a firearm in the commission of robbery, abduction, or murder; and with the possession of a “sawed-off” shotgun. All indictments were tried together by the same jury.

At the conclusion of all evidence, the trial court struck the evidence on the shotgun possession charge. The jury, however, convicted Cheng of the…