Johnson v. Commonwealth

Docket Number151200
Decision Date08 December 2016
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35 cases
  • Groffel v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • 20 de agosto de 2019
    ...the same offense in violation of the double jeopardy clause.’ " Gregg, 295 Va. at 296, 811 S.E.2d 254 (quoting Johnson v. Commonwealth, 292 Va. 738, 741, 793 S.E.2d 321 (2016) )."When considering multiple punishments for a single transaction, the controlling factor is legislative intent." I......
  • Haba v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • 15 de junho de 2021
    ...words that appear in [that] statute." Jones v. Commonwealth, 296 Va. 412, 415, 821 S.E.2d 540 (2018) (quoting Johnson v. Commonwealth, 292 Va. 738, 742, 793 S.E.2d 321 (2016) ). Consequently, if the language is "plain and unambiguous, we are bound by [its] plain meaning." Tisdale v. Commonw......
  • Saunders v. Clarke, Civil Action No. 3:19CV946-HEH
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Virginia
    • 14 de dezembro de 2020
    ...725, 284 S.E.2d 796, 798 (1981) (quoting Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161, 165 (1977)), quoted with approval in Johnson v. Commonwealth, 292 Va. 738, 741, 793 S.E.2d 321, 322-23 (2016). In this context, "the same offense" can include multiple counts of identical offenses arising from the same fa......
  • Saunders v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • 31 de outubro de 2017
    ...725, 284 S.E.2d 796, 798 (1981) (quoting Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161, 165 (1977)), quoted with approval in Johnson v. Commonwealth, 292 Va. 738, 741, 793 S.E.2d 321, 322-23 (2016). In this context, "the same offense" can include multiple counts of identical offenses arising from the same fa......
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