McGOWAN v. COM.

Record No. 062482.

652 S.E.2d 103 (2007)

Kyna Chanelle McGOWAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Haden, for appellant.

Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal, the sole issue we consider is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a subsequent crime committed by the criminal defendant for the purpose of impeaching the credibility of the defendant's testimony during cross-examination.

BACKGROUND

Kyna Chanelle McGowan (McGowan) was indicted, as a principal in the second degree, for unlawfully and feloniously distributing cocaine on March...

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