Sizemore v. Commonwealth

Jerry Martin Sizemore was convicted by the court below of attempting to murder a Virginia State Trooper and was sentenced to serve four years in the state penitentiary. This appeal questions the sufficiency of the evidence to convict.

On September 19, 1976, the defendant was involved in an automobile accident in Smyth County, left the scene and later abandoned his car. Trooper B. J. Atwood determined that the abandoned car belonged to Sizemore. The trooper knew that Sizemore lived with his parents, and he proceeded to their home to interrogate defendant. When he knocked at the door of the…