Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided July 29, 1998No. Case No. CR98-000299-00Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Marc Jacobson

The Defendant Alucious Williams is a juvenile being tried as an adult for the alleged rape of his live-in girlfriend on or about October 22, 1997. The Commonwealth seeks to introduce into evidence two acts of the Defendant to demonstrate the Defendant’s “conduct and feeling towards” the victim. Specifically, the Commonwealth seeks to:

introduce testimony that on October 8, 1997, the defendant physically assaulted the victim by kicking her with force with his leg, causing her to fall backwards, and by slapping and hitting her in the face. The Commonwealth also seeks to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  2. Evans-Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  3. Lewis v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  4. Woodfin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  5. Guill v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998

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