Daniel Lattrell Blackmon v. Commonwealth of VA

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Daniel Lattrell Blackmon was convicted by a jury of abduction and rape. On appeal, Blackmon contends the trial court erred when it denied him a “Rape Shield Hearing” to determine the admissibility of certain evidence.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 19, 1998, Blackmon and Curtis Lee Martin went to the Terrace View Apartments in Blacksburg to obtain marijuana from an apartment tenant. When they arrived, they burst into an apartment and began yelling for “Rob,” saying he had their marijuana. Blackmon and Martin told the several people who were in the apartment that they had a gun and…