43 Va. App. 490 - Farnsworth v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
20 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Barr v. Town & Country Properties, Inc. · 26 Va. App. 299 - Ohree v. Commonwealth · 25 Va. App. 215 - Redman v. Commonwealth · Ansell v. Commonwealth · Armstrong v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“this Court ‘will not consider an argument on appeal [that] was not presented to the trial court.' ” Farnsworth v. Commonwealth, 43 Va.App. 490, 500 , 599 S.E.2d 482, 487 (2004) (quoting Ohree v. Commonwealth, 26 Va.App. 299, 308 , 494 S.E.2d 484, 488 (1998)). Rule 5A:18 is clear that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“plain and unambiguous and clearly manifests the legislature's intent to prohibit those who have been convicted of a felony under the law of, inter alia, any state in the United States, including West Virginia, from possessing a firearm in Virginia.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Farnsworth v. Com.“`any' felon who has had his `political disabilities' removed by the Governor `pursuant to Article V, Section 12 of the Virginia Constitution.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Farnsworth v. Com.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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