Taylor v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Benton, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, Judge.
Jake Thomas Taylor (appellant) was convicted in a jury trial of attempted rape, sexual battery, attempted forcible sodomy, and breaking and entering with the intent to commit rape while armed with a deadly weapon. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in: (1) allowing an expert witness to testify about the victim’s posttraumatic stress disorder and thus corroborate the victim’s testimony, and (2) finding the evidence sufficient to support the convictions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
On October 19,1993, the…
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