Harris v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Walter C. Harris (appellant) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton (trial court) which affirmed his jury convictions for capital murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a bill of particulars after the Commonwealth was permitted to amend the indictment; erred in admitting hearsay evidence related by four of the Commonwealth’s witnesses; and erred in refusing to set aside the jury verdict and grant a new trial.

In 1983 and 1984, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…