Bridgeman v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

Jimmy Lee Bridgeman appeals his jury trial conviction for incest, Code § 18.2-366, for which he was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Because we find the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to convict appellant of incest, we address only that issue.

The standard fór review of criminal convictions requires that we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it all inferences fairly deducible therefrom. Sutphin v. Commonwealth, Va. App. 241, 243, 337 S.E.2d 897, 898 (1985).

On November 2, 1983, Sandra Bridgeman, appellant’s…