ROBINSON v. COM.

Record No. 790037.

261 S.E.2d 318 (1980)

Larry Cornell ROBINSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis C. Englisby, Richmond (Nikas, Englisby & Barnes, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Richard B. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

The sole question for decision in this homicide case is whether the defendant was denied a fair trial because of the Commonwealth's failure to disclose requested evidence which the defendant says was "of vital importance" to his plea of self-defense.

The defendant, Larry Cornell Robinson, was tried by a jury in connection with the death of William Joseph Frazier. Convicted of first degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission...

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