Opinion ID: 1262796
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Admission of Paul Brooks' Hearsay Testimony

Text: Stewart claims that the trial court erred in permitting Paul Brooks to testify, in violation of the hearsay rule, that the Stewarts had consulted an attorney about a divorce or separation. We disagree. Brooks' information came from Stewart's statements to him. Consequently, Stewart's statements to Brooks were properly received under the party admissions exception to the hearsay rule. Quintana v. Commonwealth, 224 Va. 127, 148, 295 S.E.2d 643, 654 (1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1029, 103 S.Ct. 1280, 75 L.Ed.2d 501 (1983).