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Boyce v. Commonwealth

No. 090881Supreme Court of Virginia

090881 Boyce v. Commonwealth 04/15/2010 In a proceeding by the Commonwealth seeking the appellant's civil commitment as a sexually violent predator, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by refusing t…

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090881 Boyce v. Commonwealth 04/15/2010 In a proceeding by the Commonwealth seeking the appellant's civil commitment as a sexuall…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Apr 15, 2010
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090881 Boyce v. Commonwealth 04/15/2010 In a proceeding by the Commonwealth seeking the appellant's civil commitment as a sexually violent predator, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to strike the testimony of a mental health expert who relied upon a criminal charge for taking indecent liberties with children that was dismissed by nolle prosequi as one of many factors in forming the opinion that the appellant met the criteria for a sexually violent predator. The expert's opinions that appellant suffered from pedophilia and from a personality disorder, as well as his opinion that appellant was a sexually violent predator, were amply supported by prior convictions for…

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