Norman v. Commonwealth

Opinion

MOON, J.

Robert L. Norman was convicted in the Circuit Court of Augusta County on a charge of failure to perform promised construction in return for advances of money. He seeks reversal upon the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he intended to defraud when he received the advances and for the further reason that he offered to substantially make good such advances. We disagree and affirm.

Code § 18.2-200.1 states:

If any person obtain from another an advance of money, merchandise or other thing, of value, with frdudulent intent, upon a promise to perform…