Vescuso v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

Richard Paul Vescuso was convicted by a jury of unlawfully and feloniously escaping from the Nottoway Correctional Center in violation of Code § 53.1-203. On appeal, he contends that holding his trial within the confines of the Nottoway Correctional Center was a denial of his constitutional rights to a public trial, to a fair trial, and to equal protection of the laws. He also contends that the limitation on his voir dire of the jury panel was a denial of the right to an impartial jury. We reverse the conviction because of violations of Vescuso’s constitutional rights to a…