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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Logan Demetrius Miles
Date: 09-24-2015
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Court: Circuit Court, Henrico County, Virginia
Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert Windle and Susan O. Fiero
Defendant's Attorney: G. Russell Stone
Description:
Richmond, VA - The Commonwealth of Virginia charged Logan Demetrius Miles, age 20, with second-degree murder for killing Lorenzo Dominique Harris, age 30, in August of 2014. <br>
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The Commonwealth claimed that Miles went with Harris to his apartment and shot him a number of times. <br>
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Much of the Commonwealth's case was based on testimony of jailhouse informants and his legal guardian.<br>
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§ 18.2-32<br>
First and second degree murder defined; punishment.<br>
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Murder, other than capital murder, by poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, starving, or by any willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or in the commission of, or attempt to commit, arson, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, robbery, burglary or abduction, except as provided in § 18.2-31, is murder of the first degree, punishable as a Class 2 felony.<br>
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All murder other than capital murder and murder in the first degree is murder of the second degree and is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five nor more than forty years.<br>
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§ 18.2-53.1<br>
Use or display of firearm in committing felony.<br>
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It shall be unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm or display such weapon in a threatening manner while committing or attempting to commit murder, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration as defined in § 18.2-67.2, robbery, carjacking, burglary, malicious wounding as defined in § 18.2-51, malicious bodily injury to a law-enforcement officer as defined in § 18.2-51.1, aggravated malicious wounding as defined in § 18.2-51.2, malicious wounding by mob as defined in § 18.2-41 or abduction. Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony and any person found guilty thereof shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for a first conviction, and to a mandatory minimum term of five years for a second or subsequent conviction under the provisions of this section. Such punishment shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any punishment received for the commission of the primary felony.
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The Commonwealth claimed that Miles went with Harris to his apartment and shot him a number of times. <br>
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Much of the Commonwealth's case was based on testimony of jailhouse informants and his legal guardian.<br>
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§ 18.2-32<br>
First and second degree murder defined; punishment.<br>
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Murder, other than capital murder, by poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, starving, or by any willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or in the commission of, or attempt to commit, arson, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, robbery, burglary or abduction, except as provided in § 18.2-31, is murder of the first degree, punishable as a Class 2 felony.<br>
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All murder other than capital murder and murder in the first degree is murder of the second degree and is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five nor more than forty years.<br>
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§ 18.2-53.1<br>
Use or display of firearm in committing felony.<br>
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It shall be unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm or display such weapon in a threatening manner while committing or attempting to commit murder, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration as defined in § 18.2-67.2, robbery, carjacking, burglary, malicious wounding as defined in § 18.2-51, malicious bodily injury to a law-enforcement officer as defined in § 18.2-51.1, aggravated malicious wounding as defined in § 18.2-51.2, malicious wounding by mob as defined in § 18.2-41 or abduction. Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony and any person found guilty thereof shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years for a first conviction, and to a mandatory minimum term of five years for a second or subsequent conviction under the provisions of this section. Such punishment shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any punishment received for the commission of the primary felony.
Outcome:
Defendant was found guilty on the murder charge but innocent on the use of a firearm to commit a felony.
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About This Case
What was the outcome of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Logan Demetrius Miles?
The outcome was: Defendant was found guilty on the murder charge but innocent on the use of a firearm to commit a felony.
Which court heard Commonwealth of Virginia v. Logan Demetrius Miles?
This case was heard in Circuit Court, Henrico County, Virginia, VA.
Who were the attorneys in Commonwealth of Virginia v. Logan Demetrius Miles?
Plaintiff's attorney: Robert Windle and Susan O. Fiero. Defendant's attorney: G. Russell Stone.
When was Commonwealth of Virginia v. Logan Demetrius Miles decided?
This case was decided on September 24, 2015.