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Criminal - Attempted Capital Murder - Police Car Ramming - Scuba Knife (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 4, 2010

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On rehearing en banc, the Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for possession of a concealed weapon as a convicted felon, because the scuba knife defendant possessed is neither one of the items enumerated in Va. Code Sec. 18.2-308, nor is it a weapon. The blade of defendant’s knife is 3.75 inches and the total length ...
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