Manns v. Commonwealth

Opinion

ELDER, J.

Robert Marcellus Manns, Jr., appeals from his conviction at a bench trial of the misdemeanor of interfering with the property rights of another in violation of Code § 18.2-137. On appeal, defendant asserts that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the conviction. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On July 5, 1990, John Rider drove Kaliah Al’Hindi to the restaurant where she worked. As Al’Hindi was getting out of the car, defendant appeared, grabbed her by the arm, and tried to pull her from the car. Al’Hindi managed to get…