Legal Opinion
Williams v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided May 2, 2000No. 2982971PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UPON A REHEARING EN BANC
BENTON, Judge.
The trial judge convicted Hurcus Jerome Williams of capital murder, robbery, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Williams contends the trial judge committed reversible error by (1) admitting in evidence a non-testifying accomplice’s out-of-court confession to police and (2) refusing to provide the accomplice’s confession to Williams’ counsel before ruling on its admissibility. A panel of this Court, with one judge dissenting, affirmed the convictions. See Williams v. Commonwealth, 30 Va.App. 378, 517 S.E.2d 246 (1999). Upon…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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