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· 1/11/2000

Purvis v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 522 S.E.2d 898
  • 31 Va. App. 298
  • 2000 Va. App. 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 same act or transaction test not met if each offense was separate act occurring at different time and location
  • holding that the facts did not support a finding of a “common plan”
  • finding burglaries improperly joined where they occurred two months apart and one involved the theft of cash while the other involved the theft of postage stamps
  • noting that a harmless error does not require reversal
  • noting that a harmless error does not require reversal
  • noting that a harmless error does not require reversal

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Judges: Elder

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