Commonwealth v. Presley

In this appeal, we consider whether the evidence was sufficient to support the defendant’s conviction for voluntary manslaughter.

Tried in Loudoun County by a jury and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, William Alan Presley was sentenced to one year and six months imprisonment. Presley appealed his conviction to the Court of Appeals. He asserted that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because the Commonwealth purportedly failed to prove that he killed the victim, Sandra D. Laing. The Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, agreed with the defendant, reversed the…