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Herndon v. Commonwealth
No. 091265Supreme Court of Virginia
091265 Herndon v. Commonwealth 06/10/2010 In a prosecution for possession of cocaine, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in admitting a certificate of analysis from the Department of Forensic Scien…
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091265 Herndon v. Commonwealth 06/10/2010 In a prosecution for possession of cocaine, the circuit court did not abuse its discret…
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091265 Herndon v. Commonwealth 06/10/2010 In a prosecution for possession of cocaine, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in admitting a certificate of analysis from the Department of Forensic Science into evidence when the court, which observed the evidence in question, made a factual finding that alleged discrepancies between the descriptions of the material on the request for examination form and certificate of analysis were not contradictory, and the Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence to establish with reasonable certainty that there had been no alteration or substitution of the evidence. The judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the defendant's conviction is aff…
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