COM. v. SANCHEZ

Record No. 032242.

597 S.E.2d 197 (2004)

268 Va. 161

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. Hugo SANCHEZ.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. McLees, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on briefs), for appellant.

Jeanne E. Klapps, Deputy Public Defender, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


OPINION BY AGEE, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding a defendant charged with felony hit-and-run made a proffer sufficient to establish a particularized need for public funds to permit an expert's testimony at trial regarding DNA testing.

I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND

Hugo Sanchez ("Sanchez") was convicted in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County of felony failure to stop after an accident, in violation of Code...

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