Crawford v. Commonwealth

ELDER, Judge.

Judea Summerbell Crawford (appellant) appeals his convictions for carnal knowledge of a child between thirteen and fifteen years of age (statutory rape), in violation of Code § 18.2-63, and crimes against nature, in violation of Code § 18.2-361. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his continuance motion after permitting the case to proceed on evidence substantially in conflict with the *665indictments and subsequently amending the indictments to conform to the evidence. Although we hold that the trial court erred, the error was harmless. We therefore…