Haas v. Commonwealth

Docket Number110599
Decision Date13 January 2012

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18 cases
  • Knight v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • January 7, 2020
    ...but later decide to recant their testimony, stand on a different footing. Id. at 129, 823 S.E.2d 490 (quoting Haas v. Commonwealth, 283 Va. 284, 291-92, 721 S.E.2d 479 (2012) ). This case involves no new, previously unknown witnesses. The witnesses Knight presents previously testified, albe......
  • Haas v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • April 19, 2022
    ...an evidentiary hearing by the circuit court under Code § 19.2-327.12. The Supreme Court affirmed our decision. Haas v. Commonwealth , 283 Va. 284, 721 S.E.2d 479 (2012). The Supreme Court noted that recantations generally are viewed with suspicion and skepticism, particularly in child sexua......
  • Madison v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • March 24, 2020
    ...the photo lineup and at trial.In addition, "[t]raditionally, courts view recantations with ‘great suspicion.’ " Haas v. Commonwealth, 283 Va. 284, 292, 721 S.E.2d 479 (2012) (quoting Dobbert v. Wainwright, 468 U.S. 1231, 1233-34, 105 S.Ct. 34, 35–36, 82 L.Ed.2d 925 (1984) ). Our skepticism ......
  • Tyler v. Commonwealth
    • United States
    • Virginia Court of Appeals
    • August 10, 2021
    ...we have "the same authority to weigh and evaluate documentary and physical evidence as a trial court would have." Haas v. Commonwealth, 283 Va. 284, 292, 721 S.E.2d 479 (2012).11 In exercising our jurisdiction, we are charged with reviewing "the record of any trial or appellate court action......
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