Levin Grimes v. Commonwealth of Virginia

McCullough, judge.

We address two issues in this appeal: whether the Commonwealth established that the copper pipes stolen by Levin Grimes, appellant in this case, had a value of $200 or more and whether the defendant is guilty of burglary when he broke and entered into a walled-in crawl space that is integrated into the walls of the dwelling house itself. We conclude that the Commonwealth’s evidence does not establish the value of the copper pipe, and we reverse appellant’s convictions for grand larceny, conspiracy to commit grand larceny, larceny with the intent to sell or distribute…