· 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
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- 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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