Crump v. Commonwealth

BENTON, Judge.

Jonathan Romeo Crump was convicted for the rape of a child under the age of thirteen in violation of Code § 18.2-61. He contends on this appeal that (1) the child’s refusal to respond to questions from his counsel was a denial of his Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine the child, and (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. For the reasons that follow, we affirm his conviction.

I

The evidence proved that Crump lived with the child’s mother in the same residence with the child and two of the child’s siblings, one of whom was Crump’s child.…