Timothy Wayne Abbott v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Coleman, Frank and Senior Judge Hodges Argued at Salem, Virginia TIMOTHY WAYNE ABBOTT MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 1887-98-3 JUDGE SAM W. COLEMAN III JANUARY 18, 2000 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY Charles J. Strauss, Judge Mark T. Williams (Williams, Morrison, Light & Moreau, on brief), for appellant. Steven A. Witmer, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Timothy Wayne Abbott was convicted following a jury trial of first-degree murder of his wife,…