Commonwealth v. Peoples

By Judge Marc Jacobson

On August 4, 2003, Elsie Turner was arrested and charged with the murder of Roosevelt Neville. The Norfolk Public Defender’s Office was appointed to represent Turner. During the course of this representation, the Public Defender’s Office allegedly obtained from Turner an audio tape of an answering machine message left by Edwina Peoples. The Commonwealth subsequently nolle prossed the charge of murder against Turner. On October 23, 2003, pursuant to Rule 3A:12 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Commonwealth requested the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum…