Francis Anyokorit Masika v. Commonwealth of Virginia

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Legal impossibility occurs when a defendant’s actions would not constitute a crime, even if they were carried out fully and exactly as he intended.”
• “Legal impossibility occurs when a defendant’s actions would not constitute a crime, even if they were carried out fully and exactly as he intended.”
• “Legal impossibility occurs when a defendant’s actions would not constitute a crime, even if they were carried out fully and exactly as he intended.”
• “Legal impossibility occurs when a defendant’s actions would not constitute a crime, even if they were carried out fully and exactly as he intended.”
• “The Court of Appeals will not consider an argument on appeal that was not presented to the trial court.” (quoting Ohree v. Commonwealth, 26 Va. App. 299, 308, 494 S.E.2d 484, 488 (1998))
• “The Court of Appeals will not consider an argument on appeal which was not presented to the trial court.” (quoting Ohree v. Commonwealth, 26 Va. App. 299, 308 (1998))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).