Hall v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEENAN, J.
Dock Hall appeals his convictions for murder, robbery and usé of a firearm in the commission of both robbery and murder. He raises five issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing the victim’s wife to testify to statements made by the victim prior to his death under the dying declaration exception to the hearsay rule; (2) whether the trial court erred in allowing a prosecution witness to testify to facts recalled after undergoing hypnosis; (3) whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant the instructions on hypnosis tendered by Hall; (4) whether the…
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