Legal Opinion

Lynch v. Com.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 8, 2006No. Record 052079PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLESS. RUSSELL.

Lester Bernard Lynch, Jr., was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk of first-degree murder, armed robbery, burglary and three firearms offenses. He was sentenced to a total of 68 years confinement. The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions, Lynch v. Commonwealth, 46 Va.App. 342 , 617 S.E.2d 399 (2005), and denied a petition for rehearing en banc. We awarded Lynch an appeal. There are two assignments of error: (1) that the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that certain testimony was admissible against Lynch as an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Skillern & Sons, Inc. v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  2. United States v. Joseph Brooks Robinson, United States of America v. Stanley Leon Obanion, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Olayemi Dele Jinadu (95-3833), Moruf Omotola Lawal (95-3900)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  4. Owens v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  5. Mullins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912

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3Cited by10 opinions

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