Hoyt v. Commonwealth

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Robert Thomas Hoyt appeals his conviction under Code § 18.2-47(A) for abduction. He contends his conviction should be reversed because the abduction was incidental to his commission of robbery. For the following reasons, we reverse and dismiss the abduction conviction and the related conviction for using a firearm in the commission of a felony. 1

I. Background

In accord with our usual standard of review, we review the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing from the evidence in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the party prevailing below. Garcia v.…