Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided June 7, 1988No. Record No. 1349-85PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLE, J.
— The defendant, Charles Ray Nichols, Jr., appeals his conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of Code §§ 18.2-256 and 18.2-248, contending that: (1) his sixth amendment right to confrontation was violated when the trial court did not strike the direct testimony of a co-conspirator after he refused to answer a question on cross-examination; and (2) the trial court erred when it allowed a narcotics investigator to testify concerning the significance of a sheet of paper containing names, numbers and computations found in the defendant’s home during a search.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Yvette Carson, Lemuel Mont, A/K/A "Lam," and Kenneth Thomas, A/K/A "Kenneth Davis,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Stephan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Noll v. RahalSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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