Legal Opinion

Lindsey v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 12, 1996No. 0088951PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

The appellant, David G. Lindsey (“Lindsey”), was tried by the court on three counts of statutory rape. The court convicted Lindsey on one count and sentenced him to forty-five years imprisonment, with thirty-three years suspended. On appeal, Lindsey argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting into evidence a complaint of rape made approximately two years after the alleged incident; and (2) allowing the witness to relate details of the complaint as described by the victim. Finding no error, we affirm the conviction.

Thirteen-year-old N.D. testified that Lindsey raped…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fisher v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Cartera v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. Knight v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
  4. Corvin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  5. Willis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Castelow v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
  2. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001
  3. Keith Alexander Mayberry v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. SilverNorfolk County Circuit Court · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. WillsSpotsylvania County Circuit Court · 1998

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