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MARTINEZ v. COM.

Record No. 901248.

403 S.E.2d 358 (1991)

Raymond MARTINEZ, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Gott, Cape Charles, for appellant.

Katherine B. Toone, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, WHITING, LACY and HASSELL, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.

HASSELL, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Commonwealth's attorney may ask a jury for the imposition of a specific sentence during closing argument in a criminal case.

On December 10, 17, and 18, 1987, Raymond Martinez, Jr., also known as "Beetle," approached an informant and an undercover officer of the Virginia State Police and asked what they wanted. They gave Martinez some money and asked him...

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