Hobbs v. Commonwealth

YANCE, Justice.

Albert Hobbs was convicted of the offense of possession of a forged instrument in the first degree and as a persistent felony offender in the first degree. The conviction for possession of a forged instrument was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, but the conviction as a persistent felony offender was reversed and remanded for retrial. Discretionary review was granted to Hobbs.

This case raises the important question of whether reversal of a conviction by an appellate court on the ground that the only evidence admitted at trial to prove an essential element of the offense was…