Legal Opinion

Fordham v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided October 15, 1991No. Record No. 0464-90-4PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOON, J.

Neil Fordham was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and the unlawful use and display of a firearm while committing murder in the first degree. He contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because the Commonwealth did not prove he was present at the scene of the crime when it allegedly occurred. He also argues that the testimony of a key Commonwealth’s witness was inherently incredible. We disagree and affirm the convictions.

On appeal we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all inferences…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Inge v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
  3. Williams v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  4. Cantrell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  5. Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  2. Hamilton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  3. Dowden v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  4. Lafon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  5. Saunders v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994

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