Supreme Court of Virginia· 9/22/1989

Spencer v. Commonwealth

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384 S.E.2d 785
238 Va. 295

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holding that a party waives a voir dire objection when he objects to rulings on prospective jurors during voir dire but fails to object to the seating of that juror
noting that a venireman’s criminal record can provide a race-neutral basis for peremptory strike
holding defendant has no constitutional right “to act as co-counsel” because “such a ‘hybrid’ representation could promote a conflict over who controls tactical trial decisions, thereby frustrating the orderly conduct of the trial”
upholding peremptory strike as race—neutral based on venireman having record of criminal activity
noting due process does not include a general right to discovery
“Spencer contends that the trial court limited his cross-examination of Dr. Roberts on this point. Because Spencer failed to proffer the questions he wanted to ask Dr. Roberts and the answers Dr. Roberts would have made, we are unable to review Spencer’s claim.”

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Judges: Stephenson

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