Baker v. Com.

685 S.E.2d 661 (2009)

278 Va. 656

Ernest BAKER

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 081715.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 5, 2009.

Daniel W. Hall, Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Susan M. Harris, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and LACY, S.J.

OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Commonwealth is required to establish as an element of the offense of trespassing that a "no trespassing" sign on private property was…