Wallace v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NOBLE

The Appellant, Julius Wallace, was convicted of three counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree robbery, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and being a persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, Wallace claims (1) that he was entitled to a mistrial after the Commonwealth suggested during closing argument that several of its witnesses had not identified Wallace from the stand because they were afraid; (2) that the trial court-erred by striking a juror for cause; (3) that the admission of…