Lockhart v. Commonwealth

Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of counsel, the Court is of opinion that no error exists in the judgment of the Court of Appeals. See Lockhart v. Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 436, 451 S.E.2d 421 (1994). The Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, affirmed without opinion by an equally divided court a judgment entered on January 22, 1992 by the Circuit Court of Prince William County and withdrew an opinion rendered on April 26, 1994 by a panel of the Court of Appeals. See Lockhart v. Commonwealth, 18 Va. App. 254, 443 S.E.2d 428 (1994).

The central issue is whether the circuit…