CAROLINO v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1270-21-1.

894 S.E.2d 348 (2023)

79 Va. App. 170

Patrick Austin CAROLINO v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

November 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Clark , Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Matthew J. Beyrau , Assistant Attorney General ( Jason S. Miyares , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judges Beales, Huff, O'Brien, AtLee, Malveaux, Athey, Fulton, Ortiz, Causey, Friedman, Chaney, Raphael, Lorish, Callins and White.


This case involves an alleged physical attack at the end of a somewhat stormy romantic relationship. The appeal focuses on whether a prior alleged incident of physical abuse earlier in the relationship was admissible and relevant to shed light on the later attack.

Patrick Austin Carolino was convicted...

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