Hampton v. Commonwealth

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from her conviction of second-degree murder, in violation of Code § 18.2-32, Kurebia Marie Hampton contends that the trial court erroneously (1) granted Instruction 5 on “concert of action,” (2) granted Instruction 9 on the use of a “deadly weapon,” (3) granted Instruction 15 on causation, and (4) refused her proposed Instruction B defining lesser-included offenses of malicious wounding and assault and battery. We find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 29, 1999, Mary Ann Giles, accompanied by her niece, Natalie Giles Davis, and…