Legal Opinion

Wright v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 20, 2007No. 0010063PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Gary Wright (‘Wright”) appeals his convictions for petit larceny third or subsequent offense and common law burglary, in violation of Code § 18.2-89. He argues (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support his larceny conviction, and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support the burglary conviction, because the evidence did not prove that the offense occurred “in the nighttime.” We disagree with his first contention and agree with his second. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s decision with regard to the larceny conviction, and reverse the judgment…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  4. Crowder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  5. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002

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