William A. Fisher v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Summary

The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed Fisher's bench-trial convictions for the sodomy and attempted rape of a ten-year-old girl, rejecting his argument that the victim's testimony was insufficient because uncorroborated and inherently incredible. The court held that a sex offense conviction may rest solely on the victim's credible testimony, that her prompt complaints to her brother and grandmother supplied corroborative support, and that credibility was for the trial court, whose findings were not plainly wrong or without evidentiary support under Code § 8.01-680. No separate opinions were filed.