Legal Opinion
Amanda Barbara Nichole Taylor v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 14, 2017No. 0543163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE WILLIAM G. PETTY
Amanda Barbara Nichole Taylor appeals her conviction of first-degree murder, arguing the trial court erred by failing to strike a juror for cause. We disagree and affirm the conviction.
Background
“Under well-settled principles of appellate review, we consider the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party in the circuit court.” Porter v. Commonwealth, 276 Va. 203, 216-16, 661 S.E.2d 415, 419 (2008).
During group voir dire, 1 the trial judge asked the group of potential jurors if any of them had expressed or…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- LeVasseur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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