Bradley v. Commonwealth

196 Va. 1126 (1955)

LEROY BRADLEY, JR.

v.

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

Record No. 4348.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 25, 1955.

J. Hugo Madison and James A. Overton, for the plaintiff in error.

Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Smith and

1. At defendant's trial for rape police officers were allowed to testify that they knew the reputation for truth of a witness whose testimony conflicted with that of the prosecutrix, and that it was bad. The officers admitted their testimony was based primarily on what they had heard from fellow officers. This testimony was properly admitted…