Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 26, 2003No. 2970014PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANNUNZIATA, Judge.
Hugo Sanchez was charged with carjacking in violation of Code § 18.2-58.1. A jury convicted him, and he received a sentence of seventeen years. 1 He now appeals on the grounds that the trial court erred 1) in denying his request for additional funds for an expert witness and 2) in denying his motion to exclude evidence of a witness’ identification. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Facts
On November 23, 1999, Helen Unangst was about to enter her car, a green 2000 Honda Accord, which was parked in the parking lot of her Vienna apartment complex. Two men drove up and asked…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
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