Court of Appeals of Virginia· 11/4/1997

Miller v. Commonwealth

Citations

492 S.E.2d 482
25 Va. App. 727
1997 Va. App. LEXIS 663

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explaining that probation officers are “statutorily required to supervise, assist, and provide a probationer with a statement of the conditions of his release from confinement,” and are “charged by law with defining a probationer’s permissible or impermissible conduct”
explaining that probation officers are “statutorily required to supervise, assist, and provide a probationer with a statement of the conditions of his release from confinement,” and are therefore “charged by law with defining a probationer’s permissible or impermissible conduct”
dismissing charge of knowing and intentional possession of firearm by felon because defendant reasonably relied on advice of probation officer that possession was lawful
outlining due process protections applicable when a defendant acts upon instructions that a course of action is in compliance with the law
reversing the conviction of defendant who relied on his probation officer's misinformation as to what was permissible conduct
dismissing charge of knowing and intentional possession of firearm by felon because defendant reasonably relied on advice of probation officer that possession was lawful

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