Information that defendant’s girlfriend, whom he allegedly assaulted and threatened with a gun, had pending charges against her in another jurisdiction, was not impeachment material under Brady v. Maryland, nor was it useful to show bias; the Court of Appeals ...

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The Court of Appeals does not have juris­diction over an appeal of a trial court deci­sion that appellant’s dog was a “dangerous dog” after the dog attacked another dog, and this appeal is transferred to the Supreme Court of Virginia ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Judge Jean Harrison Clements Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms defen­dant’s grand larceny conviction despite his claim that the evidence did not estab­lish beyond a reasonable doubt that the stolen trailer tongues had a value of $200 or more. The owner of the trailer tongues ...

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The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s 45 convictions for possession of child pornography based on photographs found in the unallocated spaces of defendant’s desktop computer and laptop computer issued by the school district that employed him, and affirms nine child ...

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A detective’s original tip from an informant that defendant was selling 20 to 40 pounds of marijuana a month from an out-of-state source, and surveillance of defendant for over a month, during which time he observed defendant engaging in hand-to-hand ...

Tagged with: Judge Jean Harrison Clements Search & Seizure Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction of abuse and neglect of a child in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-371.1, based on expert medical testimony about the child’s subdural hematoma and retinal hemorrhage. Defendant argues the evidence proved the ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a family member’s boyfriend who allegedly pulled a gun on defendant when defendant refused to allow the boyfriend to take his six-year-old niece, who had ...

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A trial court was entitled to credit testimony of defendant’s companion that he told her he stole a car from an airport lot and asked her to “ditch” the car, backed up by text messages on her phone, as opposed ...

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A claimant who injured her back in a work-related accident is not entitled to a second opinion and a panel of pain-management specialists, and the Court of Appeals upholds the commission opinion denying claimant such services. Contrary to claimant’s assertion, ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction of abuse and neglect of a child in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-371.1, based on expert medical testimony about the child’s subdural hematoma and retinal hemorrhage. Defendant argues the evidence proved the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Jean Harrison Clements Virginia Court of Appeals