McGILL v. COM.

Record No. 0583-88-3.

391 S.E.2d 597 (1990)

James Joseph McGILL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arelia S. Langhorne and A. Ellen White (Jester and Jester, P.C., Lynchburg, on brief) for appellant.

Richard A. Conway, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief) for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and BARROW and MOON, JJ.


BARROW, Judge.

In this appeal of a first degree murder conviction we consider the exclusion of a prospective juror for cause and the admissibility of evidence of another crime. During voir dire, one of the venire acknowledged that she felt that the defendant was required to prove his innocence; however, because of the manner in which voir dire was conducted, we are able to affirm the trial court's determination that the juror was impartial. During the...

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