Legal Opinion
Conley v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 2007No. Record 060120PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.
In a jury trial held in the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Mark Anthony Conley was convicted on one count of abduction with intent to defile, Code § 18.2-48, and two counts of forcible sodomy, Code § 18.2-67.1. In this appeal, the sole issue we consider is whether the trial court erred in permitting a licensed clinical social worker to testify as an expert that Conley's nephew ("the victim"), suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"). 1
*132 BACKGROUND
Our resolution of the issue presented in this appeal does not require a recitation of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jaffee v. RedmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Johnson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- John v. Wong Shik ImSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
- Combs v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- Velazquez v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
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