Manley v. Commonwealth

Defendant Larry Alston Manley appeals from a judgment confirming the verdict of a jury which convicted him as an accessory after the fact to robbery. The dispositive question here is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.

The evidence bearing on that question, summarized in narrative form, shows that Manley invited Bruce Morris and Darryl Wilson to join him in a ride in his black van one night following a high school basketball game. The three young men, who were only casually acquainted, were riding around, talking about basketball, drinking beer, and listening to music…