Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hunt

Spotsylvania County Circuit Court

Decided July 29, 1999No. Case No. CR98-819Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge William H. Ledbetter, Jr.

In a post-conviction motion, the defendant in this case asks the court to set aside the jury verdict on die ground of juror misconduct or, in the alternative, to investigate further his allegation of juror misconduct.

Facts

The defendant Hunt was convicted in a jury trial on March 12,1999, of attempted statutory burglary and sentenced to six years in prison. At a sentencing hearing on May 18,1999, the court imposed the sentence fixed by the jury. The final order was entered on June 1,1999.

Hunt noted an appeal, hi addition, he filed post-trial motions including…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Evans-Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Commercial Union Insurance v. MoorefieldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  3. Brittle v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  4. Federal Deposit Insurance v. G. Walter Mapp'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  5. Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991

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