Legal Opinion

Clinebell v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided October 21, 1986No. Record No. 0870-85PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOON, J.

Michael Wayne Clinebell seeks reversal of his convictions for sexually assaulting his daughter, alleging that: (1) the indictments did not sufficiently inform him of the alleged dates of the crimes charged against him; (2) the trial court excluded expert testimony that the victim had been treated for hysterical blindness; and (3) the trial court excluded testimony that the victim had made similar accusations against others. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the convictions.

The daughter, who was twelve years old when these cases were tried, testified that Clinebell, her…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Pine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  2. Bunting v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  3. Bradley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  4. Decker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Ward v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Kogan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  2. Clinebell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  3. Woertman v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  4. Yeager v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  5. Clay v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992

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