Parker v. Commonwealth

The sole issue in this appeal of a grand larceny conviction is whether the Commonwealth proved beyond a reasonable doubt the value of the item stolen.

Steven Brently Parker was convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke of stealing property valued at more than $200, in violation of Code § 18.2-95. The trial court received the evidence in a bench trial, and we state that evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party in the trial court. Cheng v. Commonwealth, 240 Va. 26, 42, 393 S.E.2d 599, 608 (1990).

Shirley Mae Mills testified that Parker and a few…