Gurganus v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
BRAY, Judge.
Derek Wayne Gurganus (defendant) was convicted in a jury trial for statutory burglary and grand larceny, violations of Code §§ 18.2-91 and -95, respectively. He complains on appeal that the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence ■ a prior consistent statement given to police by a Commonwealth witness. Finding no error, we affirm the convictions.
Under familiar principles of appellate review, we examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. See Martin v. Commonwealth, 4 Va.App. 438,…
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- Faison v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
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