Commonwealth v. Howlett

By Judge Everett A. Martin, Jr.

At the conclusion of Mr. Howlett’s trial on charges of grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny, I found the evidence insufficient to establish that the value of the goods taken was $200. I therefore convicted Howlett of petit larceny, and I took under advisement whether the crime of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor exists in Virginia, and, if so, whether it is a lesser included offense of the conspiracy for which Howlett was indicted. I also stated that I believed Howlett could be convicted of petit larceny as a principal in the second degree.

As I…