DANDRIDGE v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0177-20-2.

852 S.E.2d 488 (2021)

72 Va.App. 669

Rae'quan Xavier DANDRIDGE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Cooke, Jr. (James River Law, on brief), for appellant.

Liam A. Curry , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Petty, O'Brien and Russell.


Rae'quan Xavier Dandridge argues on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to give his proposed jury instruction for the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter. We agree; we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND

"Usually, this Court `review[s] the evidence in the...

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