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CRESSELL v. COM.

Record No. 0270-99-3.

531 S.E.2d 1 (2000)

32 Va. App. 744

Emmett Ward CRESSELL, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

July 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Claytor (Jeffrey L. Dorsey, on brief), Salem, for appellant.

Pamela A. Rumpz, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and COLEMAN and FRANK, JJ.

COLEMAN, Judge.

Emmett Ward Cressell was convicted in a jury trial of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $100,000. On appeal, Cressell argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a change of venue and by failing to strike three jurors for cause. He also argues that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 24, 1997, Cressell,...

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