Pryor v. Commonwealth

KELSEY, Judge.

A jury found Gary Pryor guilty of first-degree murder and abduction. On appeal, he claims his abduction conviction should be vacated because his physical restraint of the victim served only as a prelude to her murder. Pryor also contends both convictions should be overturned because the trial court violated Code § 19.2-271.2 by admitting into evidence the testimony of Pryor’s wife previously given at his preliminary hearing. Finding no merit in either assertion, we affirm both convictions.

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Under settled principles, we review the evidence in the “light most favorable” to the…