Reed v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BAKER, J.

A grand jury in the City of Richmond returned an indictment against Timothy L. Reed (appellant) which charged that he “did feloniously and unlawfully while a prisoner in the State Penitentiary of Virginia or while in the custody of an employee thereof, willfully break, cut or damage any building, furniture, fixture or fastening of such facility or any part thereof, rendering such facility less secure as a place of confinement. Va. Code § 53.1-203.2.” The relevant portion of the code section referenced in the indictment reads as follows:

It shall be unlawful for a prisoner in a…