IRVING v. COM.

No. 0440-90-2.

412 S.E.2d 712 (1991)

Lawrence IRVING, a/k/a "C.C." v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing En Banc Granted January 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stefan M. Calos, Hopewell (Vergara & Associates, on briefs), for appellant.

Michael T. Judge, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, BENTON and ELDER, JJ.


BENTON, Judge.

Lawrence Irving was acquitted by a jury on one charge of distributing cocaine and was convicted on the second charge. He contends on this appeal that the trial judge erred by (1) admitting into evidence a "mug shot" which suggested a prior criminal history, (2) infringing upon his sixth amendment right to show a witness's bias through cross-examination, and (3) allowing the Commonwealth's Attorney to argue in closing facts not in evidence. For the reasons...

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