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Lawrence v. Commonwealth
No. 091119Supreme Court of Virginia
091119 Lawrence v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, the circuit court erred in admitting expert testimony during direct examination regardin…
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091119 Lawrence v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, the circ…
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091119 Lawrence v. Commonwealth 02/25/2010 In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, the circuit court erred in admitting expert testimony during direct examination regarding unsubstantiated hearsay details of unadjudicated allegations of sexual misconduct that an expert for the Commonwealth learned from police reports. In addition, the expert testimony did not have an adequate factual foundation to the extent that it was dependent upon assumption of the truth of the hearsay allegations concerning the respondent's past sexual misconduct not based upon evidence presented at trial. Expert opinions dependent upon the truth of hearsay allegations unsupported…
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