Legal Opinion

Abraham v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 21, 2000No. 2272984PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from his convictions of robbery, in violation of Code § 18.2-58; abduction, in violation of Code § 18.2-48; carjacking, in violation of Code § 18.2-58.1; and capital murder, in violation of Code § 18.2-31, Alan Kenneth Abraham contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions, (2) that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter, (3) that the trial court erred in refusing a proffered jury instruction on voluntary intoxication, and (4) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude certain…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  3. Roth v. Bank of the CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Pugliese v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  5. Waye v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wiggins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  2. Cedric F. Clarke, s/k/a Cedric Francois Clarke v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. HoverstadtSouthampton County Circuit Court · 2000
  4. Ramin Seddiq v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  5. Wiggins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005

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