Lewis v. Com.

BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in approving the circuit court's denial of a defendant's mistrial motion. The defendant alleged in the motion that his right to a fair trial was prejudiced because the prosecutor, in cross-examining a witness, implied that the witness and the defendant had engaged in criminal activity unrelated to the charged offenses.

Brandon Lavon Lewis was indicted by a grand jury on charges including murder in the commission of attempted robbery, use of a firearm while committing murder, and four counts of…