Burrows v. Commonwealth

The majority opinion correctly states the law governing our review of a criminal conviction based on alleged insufficiency of the evidence. We must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and disturb the verdict only if we find that it is plainly wrong or without evidence to support it. Code § 8.01-680. If we depart from that standard of review, we take over the function of the fact-finder who actually saw and heard the witnesses, substituting our own judgment as to the weight to be given their testimony. See Ware v. Commonwealth, 214 Va. 520, 523, 201 S.E.2d 791,…