DIFFENDAL v. COM.

Record No. 1224-87-3.

382 S.E.2d 24 (1989)

Harry Albion DIFFENDAL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert K. Davis for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before KOONTZ, C.J., and BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ.


BENTON, Judge.

Harry Albion Diffendal was convicted of "point[ing] or brandish[ing] [a] firearm ... in such manner as to reasonably induce fear in the mind of another." Code § 18.2-282. Diffendal contends that the trial judge erred in (1) restricting voir dire of the jury venire and later refusing to grant a mistrial when a juror informed the judge that he was a retired state police officer, and (2) restricting the scope of his defense and refusing to instruct...

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