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Payne v. Commonwealth
No. 151524Supreme Court of Virginia
151524 Payne v. Commonwealth 12/29/2016 In a prosecution for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, there was no error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the circuit court's…
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151524 Payne v. Commonwealth 12/29/2016 In a prosecution for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, there wa…
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151524 Payne v. Commonwealth 12/29/2016 In a prosecution for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, there was no error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the circuit court's evidentiary ruling excluding evidence of various portions of an email from an investigating detective to an assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, expressing reservations about the prosecution of the defendant and stating that the detective found the defendant believable. Nor was there any error in the trial court's refusal of a proffered jury instruction on the topic of eyewitness identification. While the defendant tendered an instruction relating to eyewitness identification testimony…
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151524 Payne v. Commonwealth 12/29/2016 In a prosecution for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, there was no error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the circuit court's evidentiary ruling excluding evidence of various portions of an email from an investigating detective to an assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, expressing reservations about the prosecution of the defendant and stating that the detective found the defendant believable. Nor was there any error in the trial court's refusal of a proffered jury instruction on the topic of eyewitness identification. While the defendant tendered an instruction relating to eyewitness identification testimony…
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