Legal Opinion

Garland v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided July 26, 1994No. Record No. 0852-93-2PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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WILLIS, J.

On appeal from his conviction of larceny from the person in violation of Code § 18.2-95, Wayman Jesse Garland contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On December 10, 1992, Charles Williams, manager of a Golden Skillet restaurant in Henrico County, noticed a vehicle without a rear license plate parked in his restaurant’s parking lot. Fearing a possible robbery, Williams watched the customers and noticed Garland standing at a cash register. Garland stood there for “five minutes or so” without…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SubiloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  2. State v. BuckomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. In Re the Welfare of D.D.S.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  4. Crawford v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  5. State v. BlowNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ShambergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. People v. Smith-AnthonyMichigan Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Bivins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  4. Graves v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  5. United States v. Perez-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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