Legal Opinion
Carter v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 22, 2017No. Record 160993PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL
Cordell Lionel Carter ("Carter") was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Amherst County ("trial court") of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-32 and 18.2-53.1. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred by excluding testimony regarding the victim's alleged acts of violence and threats. He also argues that the trial court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict. For the following reasons, we will affirm Carter's convictions.
I. BACKGROUND
"In accordance with familiar principles of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Clay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Porter v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Grattan v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
- Beck v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Emily Lynn Aponte v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
- Daniel Gordon Anderson v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018
- Andrew Gilbert Schmuhl v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018
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