Legal Opinion

Jannie Brant v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 25, 2000No. 1691982PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Judge.

Jannie Brant (appellant) appeals her convictions of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery after a bench trial on December 9, 1997. On appeal, she contends the trial court erred in: 1) admitting hearsay statements of alleged accomplices, Mandel Coleman and Algie Harris, 2) limiting her cross-examination of prosecution witness Charles Mason, and 3) restricting her testimony about statements made by alleged co-conspirators during the alleged conspiracy. We agree with appellant that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the hearsay statements of the alleged…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. State Ex Rel. Vernatter v. Warden, West Virginia PenitentiaryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Whittaker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  5. McGill v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Isaac v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  2. Rashid Hakim Holman v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018

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