Snyder v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

In a trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Alleghany County, David Lynn Snyder was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. On appeal, Snyder contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his request for a continuance upon determining that there was a violation by the Commonwealth of the court’s discovery order. We disagree.

The facts leading to the charge against Snyder may be summarized as follows. On the morning of December 20, 1986, Snyder returned from a trip to Florida to a house in Covington, Virginia, which he…