Com. v. Sanchez

OPINION BY AGEE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding a defendant charged with felony hit-and-run made a proffer sufficient to establish a particularized need for public funds to permit an expert's testimony at trial regarding DNA testing.

I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND

Hugo Sanchez ("Sanchez") was convicted in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County of felony failure to stop after an accident, in violation of Code § 46.2-894. The primary dispute at trial was the identification of the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident. The Commonwealth offered…