CANIPE v. COM.

Record No. 1669-96-2.

491 S.E.2d 747 (1997)

25 Va. App. 629

Michael John CANIPE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

October 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis McQ. Lawrence (Charles Y. Sipe; St. John, Bowling & Lawrence, on briefs), Charlottesville, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General; Margaret Ann B. Walker, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: ELDER, FITZPATRICK and ANNUNZIATA, JJ.


ELDER, Judge.

Michael John Canipe (appellant) appeals his conviction of second degree murder. He contends (1) that the trial court erred when it prohibited him from offering testimony and making arguments regarding the crime of "hit and run"; (2) that the trial court erred when it excluded the testimony of a potential witness regarding the victim's character for aggression; and (3) that the evidence was insufficient to...

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