Legal Opinion

Molina v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided January 10, 2006No. 0630044PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*344ROSEMARIE ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Jaime Salvador Molina appeals his convictions of rape and forcible sodomy on the grounds that: (1) the trial court erred in granting Instruction 14; (2) the trial court erred in limiting the testimony of an expert; and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdicts. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

On appeal, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the party prevailing below, together with all reasonable inferences that may be drawn. Garcia v. Commonwealth, 40 Va.App. 184, 189, 578 S.E.2d 97, 99…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Archer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Clay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  5. Bridgeman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Tynes v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  2. Molina v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  3. Towler v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  4. Ray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  5. Charles Albert Massey, III v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016

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