Summerlin v. Commonwealth

CLEMENTS, Judge.

James C. Summerlin was convicted in a bench trial of threatening to bomb a building, in violation of Code § 18.2-83. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred (1) in admitting evidence regarding a voice-mail message left by him three days before the purported threat was made and (2) in finding the evidence sufficient to convict him of the charged crime although the purported threat communicated neither malice nor an intent to make a threat. Finding no error, we affirm the conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

Under well-settled principles of appellate review, we view the evidence and all…