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· 6/21/1994

Davison v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 445 S.E.2d 683
  • 18 Va. App. 496
  • 10 Va. Law Rep. 1579
  • 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 389
  • 1994 WL 275947

How courts have described this case

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  • finding no discrimination where the State used its peremptory challenges to eliminate those individuals who were not parents
  • reversing a conviction where the prosecutor’s question to their expert witness “specifically concerned” the testimony of a particular witness and was “clearly intended” for the expert to opine on the witness’s truthfulness
  • expert evidence improperly admitted where designed to bolster a specific witness’ credibility

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Judges: Joseph E. Baker

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