LIENAU v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0685-17-4.

818 S.E.2d 58 (2018)

69 Va. App. 254

Thomas Robert LIENAU v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Alexandria.

September 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Greenspun ( Anastasia T. Kranias ; Greenspun Shapiro PC, on briefs), Fairfax, for appellant.

Katherine Quinlan Adelfio , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on briefs), for appellee.

Present: Judges Petty, Malveaux and Senior Judge Annunziata Argued at Alexandria, Virginia.


Thomas Robert Lienau heard an intruder in his home at night and armed himself. When he encountered the intruder, Lienau fired one shot and killed him. A jury convicted Lienau of involuntary manslaughter.1 Lienau argues on appeal that the trial...

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