RINER v. COM.

Record No. 031299.

601 S.E.2d 555 (2004)

268 Va. 296

Charles Douglas RINER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Groot, Buena Vista (Thomas R. Scott, Jr.; Street Law Firm, on briefs), for appellant.

Donald E. Jeffrey, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Jerry W. Kilgore, Atty. Gen.; Paul C. Galanides, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and COMPTON, S.J.


KINSER, Justice.

Charles Douglas Riner ("Riner") was convicted by a jury of the first degree murder of his wife, Karen Denise Riner ("Denise"), in violation of Code § 18.2-32; of arson, in violation of Code § 18.2-77; and of petit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-96. The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the convictions and the judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise County ("the trial court"). Riner v. Commonwealth, 40...

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