Mangano v. Commonwealth

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

Paul William Mangano appeals his convictions of felony child abuse, Code § 18.2-371.1(A), 1 and misdemeanor reckless handling of a firearm, Code § 18.2-56.2(A). 2 He maintains that the child abuse statute did not apply to him because he was not legally responsible for the care of the victim. He also maintains the evidence was insufficient to prove either charge and the sentence for the misdemeanor conviction exceeded the statutory maximum. 3 We only address the sufficiency issue because we reverse both convictions on that ground.

We view the evidence in the light most…