Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 5, 2012No. 0343114PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCULLOUGH, Judge.
Edwin N. Garcia asks the Court to reverse his convictions, arguing that the trial court erred when it refused to strike a prospective juror for cause. We disagree and affirm.
BACKGROUND
Garcia was charged with assault and battery of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, two counts of obstruction of justice, and appearing intoxicated in public. He elected to be tried by a jury. During the process of jury selection, the trial court asked the following question of the venire: “[n]ow is there any other reason that we have discussed ... why you can’t give this case your full…
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