James Christion Catterton v. Commonwealth

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from his bench trial conviction of grand larceny of a motor vehicle, in violation of Code § 18.2-95, James Christian Catterton contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to strike the evidence, because the evidence did not preclude a reasonable inference that the car was taken with the permission of the repair shop bailee, an alternative “owner” of the vehicle. We find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The indictment against Catterton charged that he “did unlawfully and feloniously, take, steal, and carry away a 1986 Ford Bronco, ...…