Commonwealth v. Taylor

In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the defendant’s conviction of grand larceny on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to prove his criminal intent.

Michael W. Taylor was indicted for grand larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-95. He was accused of stealing eleven dies used in the manufacture of trunk locks from Long Manufacturing Company (“Long”), a business located in the City of Petersburg. Taylor was convicted in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Peters-burg and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, with execution of…