Legal Opinion
Ford v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 24, 1990No. Record No. 1276-87-2PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEENAN, J.
Darnell Ford was convicted in a bench trial of solicitation of oral sodomy in violation of Code § 18.2-29. On appeal, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We agree and therefore, we reverse the decision of the trial court.
At trial, the evidence showed that in the early afternoon of April 13, 1987, Sydney Wilson and Patricia Weiss were in Weiss’ car at the McDonald’s drive-through restaurant in Ashland. Both Wilson and Weiss were students at Randolph-Macon College. They had returned to the drive-through lane of the restaurant to correct a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Pedersen v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Cherry v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Wiseman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Huffman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
3Cited by11 opinions
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