Pressley v. Commonwealth

ROSSIE D. ALSTON, JR., Judge.

Randy Nicholas Pressley (appellant) appeals his jury trial conviction for carjacking in violation of Code § 18;2-58.1.1 On appeal, appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, because the evidence failed to prove the intentional seizure of a motor vehicle by means of “assault or otherwise putting a person in fear of serious bodily harm.” For the reasons stated below, we affirm appellant’s conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

“On review of a challenge to its sufficiency, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the…