Legal Opinion
Vincent v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 31, 2008No. Record 072539PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.
Howard Lewis Vincent was convicted in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria of breaking and entering with the intent to commit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-91. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Vincent had the intent to commit larceny when he broke into and entered a retail department store. Because we conclude that the evidence was insufficient to prove that specific intent, we will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Virginia…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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