Chad Allan Grooms, s/k/a Chad Allen Grooms v. Commonwealth of Virginia
── Chad Allan Grooms, s/k/a Chad Allen Grooms v. Commonwealth of Virginia ──
Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Date: December 30, 2025
Category: General
Decision: Judgment affirmed as trial court did not err finding evidence sufficient to convict appellant of first-degree murder, use of firearm, concealing a dead body, and conspiracy; no abuse of discretion admitting victim's statements under state-of-mind exception and prior-bad-act evidence; appeal of destruction-of-evidence conviction defaulted, Rule 5A:6(a)
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