Legal Opinion

Lewis Daniel Nimety v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided June 28, 2016No. 1209153PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECKER, Judge.

Lewis Daniel Nimety appeals his 104 convictions for possession of child pornography in violation of Code § 18.2-374.1:1(A). On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his discovery motions for copies of the images upon which the Commonwealth intended to rely at trial. We hold that the trial court’s rulings permitting the appellant’s attorneys to have liberal access to the images in the office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney while prohibiting them from obtaining copies of those images was not an abuse of discretion. Therefore, we affirm the appellant’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Yarborough v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  2. Juniper v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  3. Rakes v. FulcherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  4. Elliott v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  5. O'BRIAN v. Langley SchoolSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

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