Raja v. Commonwealth

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Jamil Mohammad Raja appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, for stalking, in violation of Code § 18.2-60.3. Raja presents four issues on appeal to this Court. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Background

In accordance with settled rules of appellate review, we state the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party below. Burns v. Commonwealth, 261 Va. 307, 313, 541 S.E.2d 872, 877 (2001).

In the Spring of 1999, Raja approached the parents of Sabahat Munir, and expressed his interest in “get[ting] to know” Sabahat…