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Bakran v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Nov 4, 2011
282 Va. 344 (Va. 2011)

Opinion

Record No. 102244.

2011-11-4

Scott Louis BAKRAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

From the Court of Appeals of Virginia.Albert C. Selkin, Norfolk (White and Selkin, on brief), for appellant. John W. Blanton, Assistant Attorney General (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.


From the Court of Appeals of Virginia.Albert C. Selkin, Norfolk (White and Selkin, on brief), for appellant. John W. Blanton, Assistant Attorney General (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, and MIMS, JJ., and RUSSELL and LACY, S.JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We granted the petition for appeal in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming Scott Louis Bakran's conviction of using a vehicle to promote prostitution in violation of Code § 18.2–349. We have considered the issue and for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, Bakran v. Commonwealth, 57 Va.App. 197, 700 S.E.2d 471 (2010), we will affirm its judgment.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bakran v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Nov 4, 2011
282 Va. 344 (Va. 2011)
Case details for

Bakran v. Commonwealth

Case Details

Full title:SCOTT LOUIS BAKRAN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

Court:Supreme Court of Virginia

Date published: Nov 4, 2011

Citations

282 Va. 344 (Va. 2011)
718 S.E.2d 463

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