Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 4, 1995No. Record 2150-93-4PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, Judge.
In this consolidated appeal of three separate jury verdicts, the sole issue raised is whether the trial court erred in failing to allow expert testimony on the suggestiveness of eyewitness identification procedures and the questionable reliability of eyewitness testimony. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court.
BACKGROUND
On June 8,1993, Joaquin Alberto Rodriguez (appellant) was convicted of (1) robbery of Linda Loggins (Loggins) and (2) use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. At the next trial on June 17, 1993, appellant was convicted of (1) malicious wounding…
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