BLANTON v. COM.

Record No. 091878.

699 S.E.2d 279 (2010)

Donna L. BLANTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Hargett , Glen Allen, for appellant.

Robert H. Anderson III , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KOONTZ, KINSER, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and CARRICO and LACY, S.JJ.


Opinion by Senior Justice HARRY L. CARRICO.

In this appeal involving convictions for murder in the first degree (Code § 18.2-32) and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (Code § 18.2-53.1), we decide whether the circuit court erred in failing to hold that the prosecutor made improper statements during his rebuttal to the closing argument of the defense. Finding that the circuit court did not err, we will affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals...

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