Legal Opinion
Barksdale v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 14, 1993No. Record No. 1989-90-1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
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Opinion
BRAY, J.
Edward Lee Barksdale (defendant) was convicted by a jury for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine. He complains on appeal (1) that the prosecutor unconstitutionally exercised peremptory challenges to remove black veniremen from the jury panel, and (2) that the jury recommended a sentence not authorized by statute. We disagree and affirm the convictions.
*458Because the assigned errors relate only to procedural aspects of the proceedings below, we recite only those facts material to a…
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