Legal Opinion

Rawls v. Com.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 15, 2006No. Record 052128PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

Jarrit M. Rawls was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. In an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Court of Appeals denied Rawls' petition for appeal. Rawls v. Commonwealth, Record No. 2049-04-3 (May 13, 2005). We awarded Rawls this appeal in which he challenges (1) the validity of his waiver of indictment, (2) the Commonwealth's amendment of the arrest warrant upon which the case was tried, (3) the sufficiency of the evidence to support his…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Drew v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  2. Powers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  3. Walton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
  4. Viney v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  5. Ritter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  2. Teleguz v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  3. Wright v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  4. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Rayshawn Torrell GreerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2014
  5. Cordon v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010

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