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Wilkins v. Commonwealth
No. 961235Supreme Court of Virginia
961235 Wilkins v. Commonwealth 02/28/1997 Published Order: The Court of Appeals of Virginia properly held that argument made during the penalty phase of a bifurcated criminal trial by the prosecutor, asking ju…
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961235 Wilkins v. Commonwealth 02/28/1997 Published Order: The Court of Appeals of Virginia properly held that argument made duri…
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961235 Wilkins v. Commonwealth 02/28/1997 Published Order: The Court of Appeals of Virginia properly held that argument made during the penalty phase of a bifurcated criminal trial by the prosecutor, asking jurors to send a message to drug dealers in the county, was proper and that the trial court did not err in denying the appellant's motion for a mistrial. There was no error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals in denying appellant's petition for appeal.
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