Legal Opinion

Owens v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 5, 2009No. 0618081PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of possession of burglary tools, Michael Owens contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s finding that he possessed such tools in violation of Code § 18.2-94. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background

“On appeal, “we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’ ” Archer v. Commonwealth, 26 Va.App. 1, 11, 492 S.E.2d 826, 831 (1997) (quoting Martin v. Commonwealth, 4 Va.App. 438, 443, 358 S.E.2d 415, 418 (1987)).

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  3. Archer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Burnette v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
  5. Brown v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Antonio SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021
  2. United States v. Antonio SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021

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