Legal Opinion

Crews v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided January 6, 1987No. 1010-85PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

On April 16, 1985, Russell E. Crews and James A. Crews were tried jointly without a jury and convicted of statutory burglary, in violation of Code § 18.2-91, and grand larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-95. On this appeal we are asked to determine two issues: (1) whether the burglarized structure, a “converted school bus,” was a structure included within Code § 18.2-90, and (2) whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the convictions of statutory burglary and grand larceny. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the convictions of statutory burglary and affirm the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  3. Sutphin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1985
  4. Graybeal v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  5. Best v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Branch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  2. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  3. Allard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  5. Bray v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990

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