Janis v. Commonwealth, 479 S.E.2d 534

In Janis v. Commonwealth, 22 Va. App. 646, 650-51, 472 S.E.2d 649, 651 (1996), a majority of a panel of the Court reversed and remanded the convictions of Kimberly O. Janis and Thomas Janis. A dissenting opinion was filed in the panel decision. The Commonwealth‘s petition for rehearing en banc was granted and heard on November 26, 1996. For the reasons stated in the panel‘s majority opinion, the convictions are reversed, the matters are remanded to the Circuit Court of Dinwiddie County and, accordingly, the stay of this Court‘s July 9, 1996 mandate is lifted.

Chief Judge Moon, Judges Baker, Coleman and Fitzpatrick would affirm the judgment of the trial court for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of the original panel decision.

This order shall be published and certified to the trial court.

A Copy,

Teste:

Cynthia L. McCoy, Clerk

By:

Deputy Clerk

Case Details

Case Name: Janis v. Commonwealth

Court Name: Court of Appeals of Virginia

Date Published: Dec 31, 1996

Citations: 479 S.E.2d 534; 23 Va. App. 696; 1996 Va. App. LEXIS 817; 0271952

Docket Number: 0271952

Court Abbreviation: Va. Ct. App.