Affidavit not testimonial, Court of Appeals says

By Alan Cooper
Published: December 29, 2009

Tags: Criminal, Judge Robert J. Humphreys, Virginia Court of Appeals

An affidavit for a protective order was properly admitted in the trial of a man accused of killing his estranged wife because the statement was not testimonial, the en banc Virginia Court of Appeals ruled last week. Seven of the court’s 11 members agreed with the opinion by Judge Robert J. Humphreys in Crawford v. Commonwealth, ...

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