Cairns v. Commonwealth

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

The appellant, Robert Bruce Cairns, was convicted following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County of four counts of forcible sodomy, one count of rape, and one count of producing sexually explicit materials in violation of Code § 18.2-374.1. Cairns was sentenced to a total of 155 years imprisonment, with ninety-five years suspended. On appeal, Cairns alleges the trial court erred in admitting his codefendant’s statement against him in their joint trial because: (1) the admission of the statement violated the marital privilege under Code § 19.2-271.2; (2)…