Legal Opinion

Com. v. Wynn

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 16, 2009No. Record 072412PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

In this appeal, the Commonwealth challenges two evidentiary rulings by the circuit court during a trial under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (the SVPA), Code §§ 37.2-900 through -920. Because the circuit court did not err by refusing to admit hearsay testimony concerning unadjudicated allegations of sexual misconduct and by admitting only a few pages of a mental health expert witness' written report, we will affirm the circuit court's judgment.

I. MATERIAL FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

The Commonwealth filed a petition in the circuit court…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. O'Dell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Coe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  3. John v. Wong Shik ImSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  4. Teleguz v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  5. Beaver v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Shavis Donta Holloman v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2015
  3. Lawrence v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  4. Smith v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  5. Boyce v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010

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