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Commonwealth v. Tuma
No. 121177Supreme Court of Virginia
121177 Commonwealth v. Tuma 04/18/2013 In a prosecution for taking indecent liberties with a child, aggravated sexual battery, and animate object penetration, the Commonwealth committed no Due Process violatio…
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121177 Commonwealth v. Tuma 04/18/2013 In a prosecution for taking indecent liberties with a child, aggravated sexual battery, an…
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121177 Commonwealth v. Tuma 04/18/2013 In a prosecution for taking indecent liberties with a child, aggravated sexual battery, and animate object penetration, the Commonwealth committed no Due Process violation under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) by delaying production of an audio-tape recording of an investigative interview with the victim that could have been used in impeachment of four witnesses, because the recording was made available to the defendant during trial in sufficient time to allow for its effective use. The judgment of the Court of Appeals on the Brady issue is reversed and the case is remanded for consideration of a second assignment of error, not previously address…
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121177 Commonwealth v. Tuma 04/18/2013 In a prosecution for taking indecent liberties with a child, aggravated sexual battery, and animate object penetration, the Commonwealth committed no Due Process violation under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) by delaying production of an audio-tape recording of an investigative interview with the victim that could have been used in impeachment of four witnesses, because the recording was made available to the defendant during trial in sufficient time to allow for its effective use. The judgment of the Court of Appeals on the Brady issue is reversed and the case is remanded for consideration of a second assignment of error, not previously address…
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