Washington v. Com.

632 S.E.2d 625 (2006)

48 Va. App. 486

Marcus WASHINGTON, s/k/a Marcus A. Washington

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 0500-05-1.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

August 1, 2006.

Peter R. Roane (The Cochran Firm, on briefs), for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, HUMPHREYS and PETTY, JJ.

PETTY, Judge.

A jury convicted Marcus A. Washington of rape. On appeal, Washington contends the trial court erred in permitting the victim to testify during the Commonwealth's case-in-chief of the…