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Pease v. CommonwealthPease v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Oct 31, 2003
Record No. 030081
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PER CURIAM

We granted the petition for appeal in this case ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial court did not err in (1) failing ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍to dismiss the indictment on double jeopardy grounds, (2) failing to disqualify the special prosecutor and to dis*398miss and quash ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍the indictment, and (3) failing to set aside the jury verdict because the evidence was insufficient as a matter of ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍law.

We have considered the questions, and, for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals reported in 39 ‍​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‍Va. App. 342, 573 S.E.2d 272 (2002), we will affirm its judgment.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Pease v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Date Published: Oct 31, 2003
Citations: 588 S.E.2d 149; 266 Va. 397; 2003 Va. LEXIS 95; Record No. 030081
Docket Number: Record No. 030081
Court Abbreviation: Va.
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