Dalton v. Commonwealth

ELDER, Judge.

Paul Michael Dalton, Jr., (appellant) appealed his conviction for first degree murder. On appeal, he contended the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the crime of accessory after the fact to murder. A panel of this Court agreed with appellant and reversed his conviction. See Dalton *319v. Commonwealth, 27 Va.App. 381, 499 S.E.2d 22 (1998). We granted the Commonwealth’s petition for rehearing en banc and stayed the mandate of that decision. Upon rehearing en banc, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this…