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WARD v. COM.

Record No. 020200.

570 S.E.2d 827 (2002)

264 Va. 648

Adrian Darryl WARD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven T. Webster, Leesburg, (Donna M. Sheinbach, Washington, DC; Jeffrey L. Everhart, Richmond; Reed Smith; Rice, Everhart & Baber, on briefs), for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Jerry W. Kilgore, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and STEPHENSON, S.J.

Opinion by Senior Justice ROSCOE B. STEPHENSON, JR.

The two issues presented in this appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing an expert to testify that a rape victim suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and (2) whether the evidence is sufficient to prove that the accused committed rape and sexual battery.

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In a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Adrian Darryl Ward was convicted of rape and sexual battery...

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