Edwards v. Commonwealth

UPON REHEARING EN BANC

ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS, Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on a rehearing en banc following a divided panel opinion of this Court. Shakil Edwards (Edwards) appeals her conviction for possession of a tool, implement or outfit with the intent to commit larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-94. Edwards contends that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to prove that the purse she carried at the time she committed the larceny was a tool, implement or outfit within the meaning of Code § 18.2-94. For the following reasons, we agree and reverse her conviction.

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