Legal Opinion
Richard Turner Moter v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 19, 2013No. 1301112PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELSEY, Judge.
The trial court convicted Richard Turner Moter of three counts of computer harassment in violation of Code § 18.2-152.7:1 and revoked his suspended sentence for a previous stalking conviction. On appeal, Moter contends the evidence failed to prove his guilt. We disagree and affirm.
I
When presented with a sufficiency challenge on appeal, we review the evidence in the “light most favorable” to the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. Hudson, 265 Va. 505, 514, 578 S.E.2d 781, 786 (2003). This principle requires us to “discard the evidence of the accused in conflict with that of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Parks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Haskins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
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