· 1/11/2008
Bolden v. Com.
Citations
- 654 S.E.2d 584
- 275 Va. 144
- 2008 Va. LEXIS 6
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that an appellate court's examination of the record is not limited to the evidence mentioned by the trial court when it makes its ruling
- holding that an appellate court's examination of the record is not limited to the evidence mentioned by the trial court when it makes its ruling
- holding that an appellate court’s examination of the evidence “is not limited” to the evidence or circumstances mentioned “by the trial court in its ruling”
- recognizing that the evidence in the record supported the finding that the defendant “was aware of the presence and character of the firearm and it was within his dominion and control”
- finding that a defendant constructively possessed “open and obvious” contraband that was “located in immediate proximity to where [the defendant] had been sitting”
- finding it probative of knowledge when firearm was found in a plastic grocery bag that was “open and obvious”
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Judges: S. Bernard Goodwyn
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