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Commonwealth v. Kartozia

No. 240294Supreme Court of Virginia

240294 Commonwealth v. Kartozia 06/05/2025 In an appeal considering whether the circuit court erred in denying a jury instruction, proposed by the defendant, regarding a good-faith claim-of-right defense to a …

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240294 Commonwealth v. Kartozia 06/05/2025 In an appeal considering whether the circuit court erred in denying a jury instruction…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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June 5, 2025
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240294 Commonwealth v. Kartozia 06/05/2025 In an appeal considering whether the circuit court erred in denying a jury instruction, proposed by the defendant, regarding a good-faith claim-of-right defense to a trespassing charge, there is no evidence that the defendant harbored a good-faith belief that he was entitled to remain on the condominium property where he was arrested and -- even if his belief in a claim of right was sincere -- the objective facts upon which he purportedly relied, did not rise to the level of being an authorization for him to remain on the property. Thus, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by determining that defendant's proposed instruction was not supp…

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