Burrows v. Commonwealth

Following a bench trial, Beverly Jolsen Burrows, III, was convicted of robbery and malicious wounding. The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient as a matter of law to prove the defendant was the criminal agent. Finding the evidence insufficient, we reverse the convictions and dismiss the indictments.

The victim testified that he was at a large Labor Day party in King William County. While he was in a patch of woods, someone came up from behind and started hitting him. The victim testified he was struck four or five times, his nose was broken, and he “couldn’t…