Eckard v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices JOSHUA ADAM ECKARD OPINION BY v. Record No. 230333 JUSTICE D. ARTHUR KELSEY AUGUST 1, 2024 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA A jury convicted Joshua Adam Eckard of 12 counts of possession of child pornography in violation of Code § 18.2-374.1:1(A)-(B). He unsuccessfully appealed his convictions to the Court of Appeals on multiple grounds, including that the circuit court erred by denying his motion to set aside the jury verdict for alleged juror misconduct. Limiting our review to this issue and to the record presented to the Court of…