O'Bannion v. Commonwealth

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Warford L. O’Banion (“appellant”) was convicted by jury trial under Code §§ 18.2-119 and 18.2-308.2 of trespassing and possessing a concealed weapon, respectively. On appeal, appellant argues: 1) the trial court erred in refusing to give his proposed jury instruction on the claim of right defense to trespass; 2) the court erred in denying his motion to strike the Commonwealth’s evidence because a steak knife and box-cutter found in his possession are not “weapons” as defined by Code §§ 18.2-308.2 and 18.2-308(A); 3) the Leesburg Police Department lacked the authority to bar…