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Commonwealth v. Davis
No. 141674Supreme Court of Virginia
141674 Commonwealth v. Davis 10/29/2015 The acquittal of a defendant in general district court on a misdemeanor charge of reckless handling of a firearm under Code § 18.2-56.1, in which the judge articulated s…
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141674 Commonwealth v. Davis 10/29/2015 The acquittal of a defendant in general district court on a misdemeanor charge of reckles…
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141674 Commonwealth v. Davis 10/29/2015 The acquittal of a defendant in general district court on a misdemeanor charge of reckless handling of a firearm under Code § 18.2-56.1, in which the judge articulated specific grounds for dismissal of the misdemeanor charge, had preclusive effect in two felony charges that arose from the same course of conduct. The misdemeanor charge was part and parcel of the same incident and the same alleged course of criminal conduct as the charged murder and attempted murder. All three charges required proof of the same issue of ultimate fact: that the defendant fired a weapon at a vehicle in a parking lot outside a nightclub on a specific evening. The district…
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