Court lets stand judge's controversial jailing of domestic violence victim washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Court of Appeals of Virginia overturned the contempt conviction of a domestic violence victim who admitted smoking marijuana before testifying at trial.
Attorneys argued Thursday that a judge was wrong when he jailed a woman as she testified about being assaulted because she admitted smoking marijuana before.