Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1995No. 1501941PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIS, Judge.
On appeal from his convictions of two counts of robbery, two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of robbery, and three counts of possession of a firearm while a convicted felon, Kevin W. Kirk contends that the trial court (1) denied him due process by refusing to sever for trial the charges against him, and (2) erred in admitting evidence that an alibi witness was his homosexual lover and suffered Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). We find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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