COM. v. HILL

Record No. 012316.

568 S.E.2d 673 (2002)

264 Va. 315

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. Ernest Oliver HILL, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Witmer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Jerry W. Kilgore, Atty. Gen., on briefs), for appellant.

Gregory W. Franklin, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.

I.

In this appeal, we consider whether a criminal defendant who was indicted for non-capital offenses was entitled to ask members of the jury panel during voir dire about the range of punishment that could be imposed upon him in the event he was found guilty.

II.

Ernest Oliver Hill, Jr., was indicted by a grand jury of the City of Richmond for rape in violation of Code § 18.2-61, forcible...

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