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Taylor v. CommonwealthTaylor v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia
Sep 18, 1998
Record No. 971938
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PER CURIAM

We awarded this appeal to review ‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍a judgment of the Court of Appeals holding that the trial court ‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍did not err in refusing to grant a mistrial based on a ‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍juror’s delayed response to a voir dire question. Taylor v. Commonwealth, 25 Va. App. 12, 486 S.E.2d ‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍108 (1997).

For the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍we will affirm the judgment entered below.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Taylor v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Date Published: Sep 18, 1998
Citations: 505 S.E.2d 378; 256 Va. 214; 1998 Va. LEXIS 106; Record No. 971938
Docket Number: Record No. 971938
Court Abbreviation: Va.
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