Legal Opinion

Duncan v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 6, 1986No. Record No. 0274-85PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COLE, J.

The appellant, Michael McCoy Duncan (Duncan), was convicted by jury trial on July 14, 1984, of statutory burglary and grand larceny. He was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary on each charge in accordance with the jury’s verdict. This court granted his petition for appeal limited to the following issues: (1) whether evidence that the appellant was employed by the victim after the crime should have been admitted by the court; and (2) whether statements concerning restitution should have been admitted by the court. The trial court refused to admit the evidence in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bunting v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  2. Land v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  3. Richard Vines v. R. M. Muncy, Superintendent, James River Correctional Center, and the Attorney General of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  4. Boggs v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  5. Ballard v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  2. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Rayshawn Torrell GreerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2014
  3. Allard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Bruce v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
  5. Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998

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