Moody v. Commonwealth

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

In this appeal, Anthony Franklin Moody (appellant) challenges his conviction for attempted malicious wounding, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to find beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill as required by Code § 18.2-51. Appellant contends the Commonwealth’s evidence presents two reasonable hypotheses, one consistent with his innocence and the other with his guilt, and that the evidence fails to discount the hypothesis of innocence. Corbett v. Commonwealth, 210 Va. 304, 307, 171 S.E.2d 251, 253 (1969); Haywood…