Bloom v. Commonwealth

SENIOR JUSTICE STEPHENSON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the record supports the trial court’s finding that the defendant was sufficiently identified as the person who had made certain out-of-court statements that constituted admissible party admissions.

I

A jury in the Circuit Court of Roanoke County convicted Gregory Michael Bloom of (1) attempting to take indecent liberties with a child, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-26 and -370(5), and (2) solicitation to commit sodomy, in violation of Code § 18.2-29. The jury fixed Bloom’s punishment at 12 months…