Gun Serial Number Charge Not ‘Continuing Offense’ 
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Published: December 19, 2012
Tags: Criminal, Judge Robert J. Humphreys, Virginia Court of Appeals
All evidence indicated the firearm defendant possessed already had its serial number altered when he carried it into Brunswick County, and the Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for altering the firearm serial number in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-311 because the commonwealth did not prove venue in Brunswick County where defendant was arrested.
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