012506 Commonwealth v. Tweed 11/01/2002 That portion of the Court of Appeals' judgment that awarded the defendant a new trial based on purported after-discovered evidence is reversed, and his convicti

State: Virginia

Court: Supreme Court

Docket No: 012506

Case Date: 11/01/2002

Plaintiff: 012506 Commonwealth

Defendant: Tweed 11/01/2002 That portion of the Court of Appeals' judgment that awarded the defendant a new tr

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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OPINION BY JUSTICE LEROY R. HASSELL, SR. v. Record No. 012506 November 1, 2002 LONNIE L. TWEED, JR., s/k/a LONNIE LEE TWEED FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA I. In this appeal of a judgment from the Court of Appeals, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing a criminal defendant's convictions and granting the defendant a new trial based upon purported after-discovered evidence. II. Lonnie L. Tweed, Jr., was indicted by a Chesterfield County grand jury for the following offenses: the first-

degree murder of James Monroe Hoover in violation of Code

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