BARKER v. COM.

Record No. 841209.

337 S.E.2d 729 (1985)

Michael Wayne BARKER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah C. Wyatt (D. Michael Atkins; James L. Camblos, III, Charlottesville, on briefs), for appellant.

Margaret Poles Spencer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (William G. Broaddus, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

In a jury trial, Michael Wayne Barker was found guilty of rape, sodomy, and malicious wounding for which he received penitentiary sentences totalling 90 years. His appeal presents issues respecting sufficiency of the evidence, juror qualification, cross-examination of the prosecutrix, pretrial discovery, and jury instructions.

Pursuant to established law, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. On June...

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