Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Washington
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 2002No. Record 010913PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether a defendant waived his double jeopardy protections afforded by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
*300I.
Darrell Washington was indicted by a grand jury in Arlington County for robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-58 and use of a firearm during the commission of a robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. His trial commenced in the Circuit Court of Arlington County on December 15, 1999. The jury panel consisted of 20 persons. One juror, identified as Juror No. 5, informed the court that he was excused from jury service for the next day. Four…
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