Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 22, 1989No. Record No. 1321-86-2PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ON REHEARING EN BANC

DUFF, J.

Gary Anthony Lewis appeals his convictions of robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of the robbery. Upon the jury’s recommendation, Lewis was sentenced to twenty-five years in the penitentiary for the robbery charge and two years for the firearm charge.

*576Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the testimony of the victim that appellant had robbed him in a similar manner approximately three weeks prior to the robbery for which Lewis was being tried. Appellant also argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Sutphin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1985
  3. Coe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  4. Lewis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  5. Whitley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Logan v. Fairfax County Department of Human DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  2. Berry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
  3. Lockhart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
  4. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
  5. Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995

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