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· 5/18/2004

Sawyer v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 596 S.E.2d 81
  • 43 Va. App. 42
  • 2004 Va. App. LEXIS 232

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that we defer to the fact finder’s determination that the witness’ self-serving testimony is not worthy of belief
  • upholding the admission of evidence of an earlier uncounseled conviction because appellant did not produce evidence rebutting the presumption of regularity
  • involving a trial court’s rejection of a defendant’s testimony, unsubstantiated by medical records, that she had a chronic lung condition which prevented her from successfully completing the breath alcohol test

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Judges: Elder, Frank, Humphreys

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