Harward v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that a ruling on a motion in limine can “dispense[] with the necessity of a contemporaneous objection”
• holding an objection made as to the admissibility of evidence is timely only if raised when the questioned statement is made
• noting that “ ‘decision to ... refuse a petition for writ of error is based upon ... the merits of the case’ ” (quoting Saunders v. Reynolds, 214 Va. 697, 700, 204 S.E.2d 421, 424 (1974))
• “[A] contemporaneous objection on stated specific grounds must be made in the trial court before an appellate court is authorized to review the question of admissibility of evidence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).