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Jenkins v. Commonwealth
No. 961459Supreme Court of Virginia
961459 Jenkins v. Commonwealth 09/12/1997 Because admission of certain expert testimony against the accused in a criminal case constituted reversible error, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, th…
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961459 Jenkins v. Commonwealth 09/12/1997 Because admission of certain expert testimony against the accused in a criminal case co…
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961459 Jenkins v. Commonwealth 09/12/1997 Because admission of certain expert testimony against the accused in a criminal case constituted reversible error, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, the conviction is annulled, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals with direction to remand it to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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961459 Jenkins v. Commonwealth 09/12/1997 Because admission of certain expert testimony against the accused in a criminal case constituted reversible error, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, the conviction is annulled, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals with direction to remand it to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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