John Homer Oneal, IV v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA UNPUBLISHED Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judges Malveaux and Athey Argued by videoconference JOHN HOMER ONEAL, IV MEMORANDUM OPINION* BY v. Record No. 1168-19-1 CHIEF JUDGE MARLA GRAFF DECKER OCTOBER 13, 2020 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON Michael A. Gaten, Judge Charles E. Haden for appellant. Timothy J. Huffstutter, Assistant Attorney General (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. John Homer Oneal, IV, appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter in violation of Code § 18.2-35. He argues that the…