Pitts v. Commonwealth

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from his felony conviction of third offense petit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-104, Carl Leroy Pitts contends the trial court erred in holding that his prior conviction of attempted petit larceny was a predicate offense cognizable under the statute. We disagree and affirm.

At trial, Pitts stipulated that the evidence was sufficient to prove he stole an item with a value of less than $200. He conceded that he had suffered a prior conviction for grand larceny and a prior conviction for attempted petit larceny under Code § 18.2-27, but he argued that the attempted…