Legal Opinion · Dissent

Victoria Elizabeth Dufresne v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided October 18, 2016No. 0281152Published

1Dissent

*661HUMPHREYS, J.

with whom HUFF, C.J., PETTY, ALSTON and CHAFIN, JJ. join, dissenting.

This case presents an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth with respect to the invited error doctrine14: assuming error was actually invited, whether or to what extent the invited error doctrine applies when the party misstating the law or inviting or acquiescing in an error of law attempts corrective action in the trial court and no prejudice to other parties has yet resulted from the error? Because the majority opinion omits facts and law pertinent to the legal analysis in this case, and, further,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Porter v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  4. Berry v. KlingerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  5. Singh v. MooneySupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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