Legal Opinion

Myers v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 25, 2004No. 1581032PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Judge.

Denna Kaye Myers (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of grand larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-95, and of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in finding the evidence was sufficient to convict. As we agree with appellant that the evidence was insufficient to prove the elements of the offenses, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

On February 8, 2003, Amelia County Deputy Sheriff William Ford observed a green pickup truck run a stop sign at the intersection of Routes…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Maryland v. PringleSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. McGee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  5. Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Haskins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  2. Wood v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  3. O'Connell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  4. Kromer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  5. Burrell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007

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