Johnson v. Commonwealth

FRANK, Judge.

Mark B. Johnson (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of interfering with the operation of an aircraft, a misdemean- or, in violation of Code § 5.1-22. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in: (1) finding Code § 5.1-22 does not require a specific intent to interfere; (2) finding the evidence was sufficient to convict; (3) not finding Code § 5.1-22 is unconstitutionally vague. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the conviction.

I. Background

On November 1, 2000, police pilot H.J. Alverez was operating a helicopter in the Magic Hollow area of the City of Virginia…