Horsley v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLE, J.

In this appeal the issues are whether the trial court properly admitted into evidence glass particles found on the clothing of the appellant and the opinion testimony of an expert in physical chemistry relative to the particles. We hold that a proper foundation was laid for the admission of this evidence, and affirm.

On December 6, 1984, the appellant, Freddie Lorenzo Horsley, was tried by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Lynchburg on indictments charging him with statutory burglary and grand larceny. The jury found him guilty as charged and fixed his punishment at…