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· 3/29/1994

Crews v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 442 S.E.2d 407
  • 18 Va. App. 115
  • 10 Va. Law Rep. 1110
  • 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 173

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that the admissibility of evidence is reviewed for an abuse of discretion
  • Commonwealth’s compliance with Code § 19.2-187.01 provided prima facie proof of contraband’s custody by the Division’s laboratory; defendant offered no evidence of mishandling of contraband
  • no break in the chain of custody where evidence was mailed in a sealed envelope to the forensic laboratory

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Judges: Bray

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