McCLUNG v. COMMONWEALTH


212 S.E.2d 290 (1975)

215 Va. 654

Mary Louise McCLUNG v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Talbot, Portsmouth (James A. Baber, III, Bremner, Byrne & Baber, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff-in-error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant-in-error.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


POFF, Justice.

The trial court entered judgment on the jury's verdict convicting Mary Louise McClung of murder in the second degree and sentencing her to five years in the penitentiary. The jury heard instructions on first degree murder, second degree murder, and self-defense. The sole question before us is whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant an instruction on voluntary manslaughter requested by the defendant.

Defendant testified that she and...

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