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BETANCOURT v. COM.

Record No. 0864-96-4.

494 S.E.2d 873 (1998)

26 Va. App. 363

Cassondra Sue BETANCOURT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Alexandria.

January 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Morrison, for appellant.

Daniel J. Munroe, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General; H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., ELDER, J., and DUFF, Senior Judge.

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Cassondra Sue Betancourt (appellant) was convicted in a jury trial of first degree murder in violation of Code § 18.2-32. The court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced her to fifty years in prison. On appeal, appellant argues that: (1) the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to convict her of first degree murder; (2) the court erred in admitting tapes and transcripts in violation of the best evidence rule; and ...

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