VELAZQUEZ v. COM.

Record No. 010926.

557 S.E.2d 213 (2002)

263 Va. 95

Eduardo V. VELAZQUEZ v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Connell, III (Clinton O. Middleton; Devine & Connell, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Randolph A. Beales, Atty. Gen. on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal of a conviction for rape, we consider whether the trial court erred in permitting a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) to testify regarding her expert medical opinion on the causation of the victim's injuries and, if not, whether that testimony improperly invaded the province of the jury.

BACKGROUND

Under well established principles, we review the evidence and the reasonable inferences arising...

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