Hudson v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLE, J.

A jury convicted Ernest Lee Hudson of larceny by concealment, a violation of Code § 18.2-103; The Commonwealth offered certified copies of three prior convictions of Hudson for like offenses to show that he was eligible for enhanced punishment under Code § 18.2-104(b). In this appeal, Hudson contends that the trial court erred in admitting his prior conviction orders because they included the sentences he received for each offense. We agree, and therefore reverse.

Hudson was charged with larceny by concealment after he was caught leaving a grocery store with $93.90 worth of…