James Paul Desper v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Elder, Frank and Humphreys Argued at Salem, Virginia JAMES PAUL DESPER MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 2116-10-3 JUDGE LARRY G. ELDER NOVEMBER 8, 2011 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF AUGUSTA COUNTY Victor V. Ludwig, Judge Bruce D. Albertson (The Law Offices of Bruce D. Albertson, PLLC, on brief), for appellant. Karen Misbach, Assistant Attorney General (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. James Paul Desper (appellant) appeals from his bench trial convictions for three counts of rape in…