Legal Opinion

Brailey v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 22, 2009No. 2353082PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALSTON, Judge.

Willis Alfred Brailey (appellant) appeals his convictions of eight counts of preparing a false tax return, in violation of Code § 58.1-348.1. 1 Appellant first contends the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a continuance to obtain new counsel. Appellant further contends the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions of preparing false tax returns. For the reasons stated, we affirm the convictions.

BACKGROUND

On appeal, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing therefrom in the light most favorable to the prevailing party in the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. United States v. William R. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. Jones v. ConwellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. United States v. Shortt Accountancy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Lisitza v. Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
  2. Miguel Antonio Reyes v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2018
  3. Ben W. Hunter v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010

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