Legal Opinion
Garnett v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 29, 2008No. Record 070980PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice G. STEVEN AGEE.
A jury in the Circuit Court of Madison County convicted Howard Z. Garnett, Jr., of four felonies related to the abduction and rape of Victoria Duff. On appeal to the Court of Appeals, Garnett contended the circuit court erred in failing to set aside the verdict because the Commonwealth withheld exculpatory evidence. Garnett also claimed that he was entitled to a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. The Court of Appeals sitting en banc affirmed the judgment of the circuit court. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the judgment of…
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