Cunningham v. Commonwealth

Nancy Cunningham * , defendent, was convicted by the court, sitting without a jury, of larceny by false pretenses and she was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. The sentence was suspended and defendant was placed on probation.

Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction.

The Commonwealth’s evidence shows that in the late afternoon of Friday, November 21, 1975, the defendant went to Mountain View Chevrolet to purchase a car. Defendant was interested in a 1969 Chevelle equipped with chrome wheels. She was told by Elvin Graves, Jr., owner of the…