Quantcast

Criminal – Felon In Possession – ‘Other Crimes’ Evidence – Drug & Alcohol Use (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 22, 2008

A defendant’s conviction for possession of a weapon as a convicted felon is affirmed despite his claim that the trial court allowance of defendant’s cross-examination about his drug and alcohol consumption at this time of his arrest constituted impermissible “other crimes” evidence, the Court of Appeals holds. Police made an investigatory stop when they saw a ...
© Copyright 2013 Virginia Lawyers Media. All Rights Reserved.

Comments

You must be logged in to post comments.

VLW Verdicts & Settlements

Refine your search for VLW Verdict & Settlement Reports or send us your case results for publication. Database search feature available to VLW subscribers only - login required.

Log in to search the V & S Database

Submit a Verdict & Settlement Report

GET THE VLW DAILY ALERT

The Daily Alert from Virginia Lawyers Weekly brings you the latest legal news every morning in your e-mail. You’ll get headline news, a link to the day’s Top Opinion and more!

Click here to sign up for the Alert

STAY CONNECTED WITH VLW

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and information from Virginia Lawyers Weekly by subscribing to our RSS feeds and visiting our social media pages.

Feeds/Web 2.0:

Influential Women of Virginia 2013


View photo album