Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided May 4, 2010No. 0666094PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Kaipha S. Brown (“Brown”) appeals his two convictions for embezzlement, in violation of Code § 18.2-111, and four convictions of uttering, in violation of Code § 18.2-172. On appeal, Brown contends that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain any of his convictions. For the following reasons, we agree with Brown and reverse.

BACKGROUND

On appeal, “ ‘[w]here the issue is whether the evidence is sufficient, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’ ”…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sandoval v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  3. Davis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  4. Wactor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  5. Fitzgerald v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Gabriel Santos Alvarez v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  2. Sierra v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
  3. Mayfield v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
  4. Burrell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  5. William Lloyd Henry v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2014

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