Legal Opinion

Crest v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 25, 2003No. 2681014PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Ivelis Lily Crest (appellant) appeals her bench trial conviction for reckless driving in violation of Code § 46.2-852. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion (1) in admitting evidence of driving behavior remote in time and location; (2) in admitting testimony regarding another offense for which appellant was not on trial; and (3) erred in finding the evidence sufficient to support the conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court.

I. Factual Background

Under familiar principles of appellate review, we examine the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Watkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  2. Juares v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  3. King v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  4. Lane v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  5. Powers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Seaton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  2. Blackman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  3. Groves v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007
  4. Bly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  5. Coley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010

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