Comer v. Commonwealth

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court, after a waiver of trial by jury, finding the defendant, Thomas James Comer, guilty of robbery under Code § 18.1-91 and of “unauthorized use” of an automobile under Code § 18.1-164. He was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary on the robbery conviction with two years of this sentence suspended. Imposition of sentence was suspended under Code § 53-272 on the “unauthorized use” conviction upon condition that the defendant be of good behavior for a period of ten years.

The questions before us are whether the evidence was sufficient…