Legal Opinion

Pruitt v. Com.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 14, 2007No. Record 061701PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal, the sole issue we consider is whether the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of violating Code § 18.2-308(A) for concealing a weapon "about his person" as a second offense.

BACKGROUND

Although the principal facts are not in dispute, under the well-established standard for analyzing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence in a criminal case, we review those facts in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, drawing all reasonable inferences in the Commonwealth's favor as the prevailing party at trial. Viney v.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Viney v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  2. Sutherland v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
  3. Farrakhan v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  4. Schaaf v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Leith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. McMillan v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  2. Atkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  3. Bishop v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  4. Turman v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  5. United States v. MasciandaroDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009

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