Legal Opinion · Dissent

Moses v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 10, 2004No. Record 0985-03-3Published

1DissentKelsey, J.

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On August 4, 2001, the defendant—an admitted pedophile— approached a 10-year-old girl at a Wal-Mart.9 The defendant came up to the girl and said: “You’re a real pretty girl.” She said “thank you” and walked away. He followed. “You look a lot like my granddaughter,” he added. The defendant then asked her if she would “like to see a picture” of his granddaughter. Without waiting for a response, he showed her a photo of a young woman performing oral sex with a man. “Do you want to do it?” the defendant asked. “I’ll give you $20.” The girl ran to her mother, crying hysterically.

On August 8,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Seaton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  4. Wicks v. City of CharlottesvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  5. Cook v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2004

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