Johnson v. Commonwealth

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court convicted Edward Johnson of maiming by mob, Code § 18.2-41, conspiracy to maim by mob, Code §§ 18.2-22, 18.2-11, and participating in a criminal street gang, Code § 18.2-46.2. On appeal, Johnson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and claims the trial court erred in admitting certain exhibits. We affirm Johnson’s convictions, finding his arguments either lacking in merit or procedurally defaulted.

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On appeal, we review the evidence in the “light most favorable” to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. Hudson, 265 Va. 505, 514, 578 S.E.2d 781, 786 (2003). This…