Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 31, 1996No. 2562943PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UPON A REHEARING EN BANC
BENTON, Judge.
Judea S. Crawford appeals his convictions for (1) carnal knowledge of a child between thirteen and fifteen years of age, in violation of Code § 18.2-63; and (2) crimes against nature, in violation of Code § 18.2-361. Crawford contends that the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a continuance after the judge allowed the prosecution to amend the indictment to conform to unexpected testimony. A panel of this Court, with one judge dissenting, held that the error was harmless and affirmed the convictions. See Crawford v. Commonwealth, 22 Va.App. 663,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Willis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Lomax v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Schmidt v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Brunty v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
- Crawford v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
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