LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1767-92-2.

441 S.E.2d 47 (1994)

Sylvester LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Collins, Richmond, for appellant.

Virginia B. Theisen, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen D. Rosenthal, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, KOONTZ and ELDER, JJ.


KOONTZ, Judge.

Sylvester Lewis (Lewis) appeals his jury trial convictions for second degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a murder. Lewis asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to admit a hearsay statement. He contends that the statement should have been admitted because it was a statement against interest of a third party who was unavailable to testify. Lewis also appeals the denial of his...

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