George Wesley Huguely, V v. Commonwealth of Virginia

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the word “think” can have different meanings and that the “contextual determinations must be made by the trial court during voir dire”
• applying the plainly wrong standard to a question of juror impartiality
• in upholding a trial court’s decision to give a proffered jury instruction, noting that it was a model instruction
• “[T]he word ‘think’ can have different meanings depending on one’s demeanor, emphasis, and tone of voice . . . .”
• “[C]ontextual determinations must be made by the trial court during voir dire.” (emphasis omitted)
• trial court has substantial discretion as to order of witnesses and manner of examination

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).