On December 7, 1999, a panel of this Court reversed and dismissed the conviction of David Darnell Lowery for robbery. See Lowery v. Commonwealth, 31 Va. App. 131, 521 S.E.2d 770 (1999). We granted the Commonwealth's petition for rehearing en banc and stayed the mandate of that decision.
March 28, 2000. Prior report: 31 Va. App. 131, 521 S.E.2d 770. Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and BENTON, COLEMAN, WILLIS, ELDER, BRAY, ANNUNZIATA, BUMGARDNER, LEMONS and FRANK, JJ.