Pitt v. Commonwealth

ELDER, Judge.

Deshon W. Pitt (appellant) appeals his conviction for attempted robbery. He contends the trial court abused its discretion when it granted the Commonwealth’s pretrial motion made pursuant to Code § 19.2-262.1 to try him jointly with Lambert Lee Bonds. Appellant argues that, because the Commonwealth intended to introduce at their joint trial Bonds’ out-of-court confession incriminating appellant, the trial court erred when it concluded appellant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him would not be compromised. The Commonwealth contends that Bonds’ statement…