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Clifford v. Commonwealth (ORDER)
No. 061936Supreme Court of Virginia
061936 Clifford v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 06/08/2007 In a sex crimes case, the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial court should have granted a defense motion to permit cross-examination of the victim…
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061936 Clifford v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 06/08/2007 In a sex crimes case, the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial cour…
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061936 Clifford v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 06/08/2007 In a sex crimes case, the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial court should have granted a defense motion to permit cross-examination of the victim regarding a prior alleged false accusation of sexual molestation she had made against another. The defendant abandoned his argument supporting such cross examination by failing to assert it on appeal and also failed to object to the specific basis of the trial court's denial of his motion; thus, the theory presented in the argument which formed the basis of the Court of Appeals' ruling was not properly before that Court. The Court of Appeals' judgment is reversed and the case remanded…
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061936 Clifford v. Commonwealth (ORDER) 06/08/2007 In a sex crimes case, the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the trial court should have granted a defense motion to permit cross-examination of the victim regarding a prior alleged false accusation of sexual molestation she had made against another. The defendant abandoned his argument supporting such cross examination by failing to assert it on appeal and also failed to object to the specific basis of the trial court's denial of his motion; thus, the theory presented in the argument which formed the basis of the Court of Appeals' ruling was not properly before that Court. The Court of Appeals' judgment is reversed and the case remanded…
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