Gary Linwood Bush v. Commonwealth of Virginia

BACKGROUND

Bush's Trials and Convictions

Petersburg Trial and Conviction

On June 27, 2007, in the Petersburg Circuit Court, Bush was convicted in a jury trial for robbery, in violation of Code § 18.2-58, and sentenced to five years' incarceration. At trial, the Commonwealth presented the testimony of Brandy Hawthorn, a teller at the Bank of Southside Virginia on Crater Road. She testified that on October 6, 2006, a man at the bank passed her a note stating that he had a gun and wanted 100, 50, and 20-dollar bills. Hawthorn stated that the man was wearing a baseball cap and looking down during…