Waller v. Commonwealth

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court convicted James Lester Waller for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a violent felony. See Code § 18.2-308.2(A). On appeal, Waller claims the trial court erred (i) in not acquitting him based upon his necessity defense, and (ii) in admitting prior conviction orders and finding them sufficient to establish Waller’s status as a violent felon. Persuaded by neither assertion, we affirm.

I

On appeal, we review the evidence in the “light most favorable” to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. Hudson, 265 Va. 505, 514, 578 S.E.2d 781, 786 (2003). Viewing the…