Washington v. Com.

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

Anthony L. Washington was convicted of felonious obstruction of justice in violation of Code § 18.2-460(C). Washington now claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Because the Commonwealth failed to prove an element of the offense, we will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Virginia upholding Washington's conviction.

RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Washington was indicted for "feloniously and unlawfully, by threats of bodily harm or force, knowingly to attempt to intimidate or impede a law enforcement officer, lawfully…