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Ortiz v. Commonwealth

No. 072449 · Supreme Court of Virginia. Each entry below is the court's own record, with its date and a link. This page does not say which side is ahead or what an entry means.

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  1. · Supreme Court of Virginia

    Affirmed

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    072449 Ortiz v. Commonwealth 10/31/2008 In an appeal from a conviction for rape of a female child under the age of thirteen in violation of Code § 18.2-61, issues including denial of a motion to appoint an expert witness, admissibility of other crimes or bad acts evidence, competency of the child to testify, amendment of the indictment and denial of defendant's motion for continuance following such amendment, and application of Virginia's Rape Shield statute and the "motive to fabricate" exception thereto are addressed. No error is found and the judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the defendant's conviction is affirmed.

    Outcome words in this text: affirmed.

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