Robinson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
George A. Robinson was tried by a jury and convicted of two counts of capital murder and two counts of robbery. By order dated July 26, 1984, he was sentenced to four terms of life imprisonment.
On appeal, Robinson contends that the trial court erred in three particulars: (1) in failing to grant a mistrial or continuance where, in the midst of the trial, the prosecutor for the first time advised defense counsel of the existence of certain exculpatory evidence; (2) in allowing the Commonwealth’s forensic expert to testify concerning information not previously disclosed to Robinson which *144contradi…
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