Bassett v. Commonwealth

Opinion

ELDER, J.

Pursuant to his convictions of second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Travis Lamont Bassett, defendant, appeals his sentences of twenty years for the second degree murder conviction and two years for the handgun conviction. On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in ignoring evidence presented as to his age, mental capacity, and emotional problems. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

At trial, a prosecution witness testified that, on a Richmond street on June 23, 1990, he saw defendant and two…