Yorke v. Commonwealth

John Lester Yorke, Jr. (Yorke or defendant) was found guilty of a violation of Code § 18.1-236 (indecent exposure) by a jury on conflicting evidence. The trial court sentenced him in accordance with the jury’s verdict.

When we view the evidence, as we must, in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, it is sufficient to sustain the conviction.

After his arraignment Yorke made a motion that the witnesses be excluded. The trial court granted the motion. The Common wealth’s attorney then designated the two complaining witnesses “as the Commonwealth’s witnesses at counsel table.”

Yorke then…