Covil v. Com.

CHARLES S. RUSSELL, Senior Justice.

This appeal involves the sufficiency of the evidence to support the grand larceny conviction of a person found in possession of recently stolen property who was known not to be the original thief. Pursuant to familiar principles, the evidence will be summarized in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party at trial.

On April 8, 2002, Tanya M. Bray rented a red Oldsmobile Alero from a car rental company in Virginia Beach. On the 14th of that month, she left her workplace in Portsmouth at approximately 7:30 a.m., entered the rental car…