WAKEMAN v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 181680.

838 S.E.2d 732 (2020)

Patrick Joseph WAKEMAN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN LLOYD SNOOK, III, (ESQ.) , for Appellant, PATRICK JOSEPH WAKEMAN.

KATHERINE QUINLAN ADELFIO, (ESQ.) , for Appellee, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

Present: Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, McCullough and Chafin, JJ., and Koontz, S.J.


Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of counsel, the Court is of opinion that there is no error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Patrick Joseph Wakeman ("Wakeman") was charged with two counts of rape. At trial, the Commonwealth called Raymer Balciunas ("Balciunas"), the nurse who examined the victim, to testify about the examination and as an expert on sexual assault forensic examinations. Balciunas testified that she had been employed as...

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