Ford v. Commonwealth

ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN, Judge.

A jury convicted Ernest Dewitt Ford, Jr. of animal cruelty, Code § 18.2-144, and possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony, Code § 18.2-308.2. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions 1 and contends the trial court erred in prohibiting him from advising the jury during the guilt phase of trial of the mandatory minimum sentence for the latter offense. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. Background

We view the evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v.…