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CALLAHAN v. COM.

Record No. 0867-87-3.

379 S.E.2d 476 (1989)

Joseph Carrington CALLAHAN, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Phillips, Jr. (Phillips, Phillips and Phillips, Lynchburg, on brief), for appellant.

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

Panel: KOONTZ, C.J., and BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ.

COLEMAN, Judge.

Joseph Carrington Callahan, Jr. appeals his convictions for arson and the willful destruction of personal property. Callahan contends: (1) the trial court erred in allowing a deputy fire marshal to testify that the fire was incendiary; (2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of Callahan's past violent acts against his wife and daughter; and (3) the trial court erred by permitting the Commonwealth's attorney to request in closing argument that...

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