Billips v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.
In a case of first impression, this appeal questions the admissibility of opinion evidence based upon plethysmograph testing at a sentencing proceeding.
Facts and Proceedings
Matthew Edward Billips, then a juvenile, was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy of a child under the age of 13 years, and one count of soliciting a child to commit sodomy. The juvenile and domestic relations district court certified the case to the circuit court, where Billips was found guilty of all three offenses in a jury trial. The circuit court continued the case…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Clay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- O'Dell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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