Legal Opinion

Arnold v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided June 2, 1987No. Record No. 0948-85PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*277COLEMAN, J.

Appellant, David Allen Arnold, was convicted of distributing more than one-half ounce but not more than five pounds of marijuana in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1(a)(2). On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s ruling which allowed the jury to use a typewritten transcript while listening to a recorded conversation between himself and an informant who had been wired with a recording device. Appellant also challenges the admission into evidence of the informant’s recorded oral report made at the end of the conversation. We find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. LeVasseur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  3. United States v. CollazoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  4. Justus v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  5. United States v. Raymond S. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Philip Morris, Inc. v. EmersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Fisher v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  3. Brooks v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  4. Foley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  5. Luginbyhl v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005

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