Shanessa v. Pittman v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Humphreys, Beales and AtLee Argued at Richmond, Virginia PUBLISHED SHANESSA V. PITTMAN OPINION BY v. Record No. 1572-17-2 JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS JANUARY 8, 2019 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY Cheryl V. Higgins, Judge Samantha E. Freed (Lepold & Freed, PLLC, on brief), for appellant. Robert H. Anderson, III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. This appeal seeks our review of the degree to which a gratuitous relationship can rise to the level necessary…