Use of Statement Was Harmless Error

By Deborah Elkins
Published: November 28, 2011

Tags: Criminal, Judge Rudolph Bumgardner III, Virginia Court of Appeals

Defendant is not entitled to have his bench trial conviction for possessing marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute reversed based on error in admitting his response to police asking “Do you have any more [drugs] up your ass?”; the Court of Appeals says the evidence of defendant’s guilt is overwhelming making any error in ...

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