Richardson v. Commonwealth

FITZPATRICK, Judge.

Jesse Donald Richardson (appellant) appeals his conviction by a jury of aggravated sexual battery under Code § 18.2- 67.3. 1 At trial, appellant sought to attack the victim’s credibility by introducing evidence that the victim made prior false allegations of sexual assault. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding inadmissible evidence of alleged prior false allegations by the victim. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion because appellant failed to provide a sufficient proffer to allow the trial court to make…