Salina v. Commonwealth

Michael Theodore Salina (Salina) was found guilty by a jury of two counts of grand larceny by check. His punishment was fixed at imprisonment for eight years on each count. We granted a writ of error to the trial court’s order sentencing Salina on these verdicts. The only issue here is Salina’s claim that the trial court erred in failing to sustain his challenge for cause to four members of the venire.

Salina was charged with larceny by check from two Winchester banks. Voir dire examination disclosed that four of the members of the venire owned stock in one or both of the banks. Each indicated…