February 2020 Armstrong v. Commonwealth

Published: March 10, 2020, 5:30 p.m.

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Granted Appeal Summary


Case

GEORGE RONALD ARMSTRONG v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (Record Number 181393)


From

The Circuit Court of the City of Richmond; R. Marchant, Judge.

Counsel

W. Geoffrey Tucker (Office of the Public Defender) for appellant.

Michael N. Herring (Office of the Commonwealth\\u2019s Attorney) for appellee.

Assignments of Error


1. The trial court erred in finding that Mr. Armstrong\\u2019s rights under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia, were not violated when he was ordered interdicted under Virginia Code \\xa7 4.1-333.

2. The trial court erred in finding that the interdiction statutes were constitutional and did not violate Mr. Armstrong\\u2019s constitutional rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

3. The trial court abused its discretion placing little weight on Dr. Doyle\\u2019s credible and unimpeached expert opinion.

http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/appeals/181393.pdf

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