Robert Leigh Stoltz v. Virginia
DueProcess
Is due process violated where the judge instructs the jury such that even if the jury finds that the defendant knew the alleged victim (an undercover police officer) was not underaged, they still must convict him if there was any 'reason to believe' that the victim was under the legal age?
QUESTION PRESENTED Is due process violated where the judge instructs the jury such that even if the jury finds that the defendant knew the alleged victim (an undercover police officer) was not underaged, they still must convict him if there was any "reason to believe" that the victim was under the legal age? ii LIST OF ALL PROCEEDINGS Commonwealth v. Stoltz, No. 2015-693, Fairfax Circuit Court. Judgment entered Feb. 17, 2017. Commonwealth v. Stoltz, No. 0352-17-4, Virginia Court of Appeals. Judgment entered June 19 2018. Commonwealth v. Stoltz, No. 181033, Supreme Court of Virginia. Judgment entered Aug. 1, 2019.