Legal Opinion
McGowan v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 2, 2007No. Record 062482PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.
In this appeal, the sole issue we consider is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a subsequent crime committed by the criminal defendant for the purpose of impeaching the credibility of the defendant's testimony during cross-examination.
BACKGROUND
Kyna Chanelle McGowan (McGowan) was indicted, as a principal in the second degree, for unlawfully and feloniously distributing cocaine on March 4, 2004 in the City of Hampton. Thereafter, she was tried and found guilty of that offense in a jury trial conducted in the Circuit Court of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
- Satcher v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- Coe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Guill v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
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3Cited by8 opinions
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