Commonwealth v. Evans

By Judge D. Arthur Kelsey

The Commonwealth accuses Bobby Evans of six counts of armed robbery and six counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.1 In its pretrial motion in limine, the Commonwealth seeks permission to use at trial a written statement provided to the prosecution by the defendant’s former lawyer during unsuccessful plea negotiations. For the following reasons, the Court grants the Commonwealth’s motion.

The defendant’s former attorney, Sheldon C. Worrell, Jr., entered into negotiations with the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Richard C. Grizzard, in hopes of obtaining a…