GRIFFIN v. COM.

Record No. 0183-95-1.

472 S.E.2d 285 (1996)

22 Va. App. 622

William L. GRIFFIN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Norfolk.

June 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darell L. Sayer, Portsmouth (Ferrell, Backus, Sayer & Nicolo, P.C., on brief), for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, WILLIS and OVERTON, JJ.


OVERTON, Judge.

William L. Griffin was convicted by a jury of attempted robbery, malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. On appeal, Griffin contends that the trial court erred by allowing the Commonwealth to make a rebuttal argument in the sentencing phase of his bifurcated trial. Finding no error, we affirm.

Only the events at the sentencing phase are relevant to this appeal. After a jury returned guilty verdicts, the sentencing...

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