CRAIG v. COM.

Record No. 3058-99-3.

538 S.E.2d 355 (2000)

34 Va. App. 155

William Joseph CRAIG v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

December 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Chester, Churchville, for appellant.

John H. McLees, Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: ELDER, FRANK and HUMPHREYS, JJ.


FRANK, Judge.

William Joseph Craig (appellant) appeals his conviction of involuntary manslaughter on an indictment charging second degree murder. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in granting an instruction offered by the Commonwealth on the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant lived with his wife, Susan, and their three daughters, Joanne...

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