Legal Opinion

Henry Adolphus Thompson v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided July 7, 1998No. 1498973PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRAY, Judge.

Henry Adolphus Thompson (defendant) was convicted in a bench trial for reckless driving and feloniously driving after having been adjudicated an habitual offender, violations of Code §§ 46.2-852 and 46.2-357(B)(2), respectively. On appeal, defendant complains that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. We agree and reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Under familiar principles, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. Higginbotham…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Powers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  3. Gorham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  4. Kennedy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  5. Bishop v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Erin Michelle Burnside v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  2. Leon Lorenzo Harris v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999

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