Logan v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices QUARTREZ LOGAN, S/K/A QUARTREZ RASHAD LOGAN OPINION BY v. Record No. 201006 JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS MAY 27, 2021 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this case, the Court decides whether a return of service on a preliminary protective order is testimonial evidence and therefore subject to exclusion under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW In July 2017, Shelia Chawlk sought to extend a preliminary protective order against Quartrez Logan, her daughter’s boyfriend. The General…