Even assuming a trial court erred in allowing a prosecution witness to testify about the contents of an electronic record viewed on a computer screen, the Court of Appeals says any error was harmless and affirms defendant’s conviction for grand ...

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Testimony from husband’s accountant that his monthly income had decreased from $21,000 in 2007 to $17,830 per month at the time of the hearing, demonstrated a material change of circumstances to support his motion to modify spousal and child support, ...

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Expert testimony from a police detective about the packaging of 3.322 grams of crack cocaine in a bag defendant kept in his buttocks supported the trial court conclusion that defendant intended to distribute the drugs, and the Court of Appeals ...

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A defendant charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in a drive-by shooting in Powhatan County, and convicted of involuntary manslaughter and assault and battery, cannot overturn his convictions by claiming the trial court should have set aside the verdict ...

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A former Roman Catholic priest cannot overturn his conviction for embezzlement of church funds in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-111 by arguing the state prosecutions were barred under Code § 19.2-294 because the same acts constituted the bases for ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms a circuit court decision upholding the State Air Pollution Control Board’s issuance of a permit to Dominion to build and operate a coal-fired electric generating power plant in Wise County, in this appeal by the ...

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On remand from the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Court of Appeals upholds forfeiture of appellant’s dogs after his conviction of inadequate care in violation of Va. Code § 3.1-796.88. This case returns to us from the Virginia Supreme Court. ...

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Although defendant claimed he abandoned his intent to commit a robbery before he was apprehended by police behind a dumpster at a convenience store, he admitted he had prepared for the event by observing the manager’s schedule on previous occasions ...

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