Swanson v. Commonwealth

BEALES, Judge.

The trial court convicted Stephen James Swanson (appellant) of forging a certificate of title, in violation of Code § 46.2-605; uttering a forged certificate of title, in violation of Code § 18.2-178; and obtaining by false pretenses currency valued at $200 or more, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-95 and 18.2-178. Appellant on appeal argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it sustained the Commonwealth’s hearsay objection to a question posed by his defense counsel during his cross-examination of a witness. Appellant contends that the trial court should have…