| Citation(s): | 238 Va. 389 (384 S.E.2d 757) |
| Case Name: | Buchanan v. Commonwealth |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Va. |
| Record Number: | 890107/8 |
| Date of Decision: | September 22, 1989 |
| Appealed From: | Appeal from judgment of Amherst County Circuit Court Goad (Robert C.), J. |
| Outcome: | Aff./Modified & aff. |
| Opinion(s): | Thomas, J. |
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| Notes: | Cert. denied by U.S. Supreme Court, see 493 U.S. 1063 (1990).--For federal habeas corpus proceedings, see Buchanan v. Angelone, 103 F.3d 344 (4th Cir. 1996); aff., 522 U.S. 269 (1998). |