LANDIS v. COM.

Record No. 770631.

241 S.E.2d 749 (1978)

Lewis J. LANDIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis M. Coward, Lynchburg, for plaintiff in error.

Jerry P. Slonaker, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Anthony F. Troy, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, and COMPTON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Convicted by a jury of maliciously wounding his infant daughter, the defendant, Lewis J. Landis, was sentenced in accordance with the jury's verdict to a term of 15 years in the penitentiary. The defendant seeks reversal, contending that the trial court erred in excluding from evidence the proffered expert opinion of a psychologist called as a witness by the defense.

The witness in question, Philip Stover, was director of counseling and testing...

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