Legal Opinion

Wise v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 5, 1988No. Record No. 0969-86-4PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

— Adrian E. Wise was convicted by a jury on three counts of robbery and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery. The issues presented in this appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying Wise’s motion to suppress certain identification evidence; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence found in Wise’s car several months after the offenses; and (3) whether the trial court erred in denying Wise a jury instruction on eyewitness identification. We reverse Wise’s convictions based on our finding that the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Coe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  5. Clozza v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Ragland v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  2. Hanson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  3. Langhorne v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  4. Corvin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  5. Rader v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992

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