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· 11/30/1984

Tuggle v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 323 S.E.2d 539
  • 228 Va. 493
  • 1984 Va. LEXIS 325

How courts have described this case

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  • holding medical evidence of physical injuries sufficient as circumstantial evidence to prove rape
  • holding medical evidence of physical injuries sufficient as circumstantial evidence to prove rape
  • jury was properly instructed on definition of “sexual intercourse” an element of capital murder during the commission of, or subsequent to, rape

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Judges: Stephenson

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