Legal Opinion

Keishawn Lomant Whitfield v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 28, 2010No. 0243102PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court found Keishawn Lamonte Whitfield guilty of involuntary manslaughter and felony child neglect. Based on these convictions, the trial court revoked an earlier order deferring a disposition on a cocaine possession charge and entered a final order convicting Whitfield of that offense. On appeal, Whitfield argues the evidence was insufficient to prove involuntary manslaughter and felony child neglect, and thus, equally insufficient to trigger the revocation of the earlier deferred disposition. We disagree and affirm.

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On appeal, we review the evidence in the “light…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Parks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  4. Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  5. Perry v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010

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3Cited by3 opinions

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