GRIFFIN v. COM.

Record No. 0648-93-4.

454 S.E.2d 363 (1995)

Ronald Bernard GRIFFIN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

February 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander N. Levay (Office of the Public Defender, on brief), for appellant.

John H. McLees, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (James S. Gilmore, III, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BARROW, COLEMAN and WILLIS, JJ.


COLEMAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of unlawful wounding. On appeal, he contends that the trial court denied him an impartial jury by refusing to strike for cause three prospective jurors. We hold that the trial court erred by refusing to strike for cause prospective juror Horvath. Because we reverse on that ground, we do not consider the contentions regarding the other two jurors.

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