Legal Opinion

Wilkins v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 26, 1994No. Record No. 0984-91-1PublishedCited by 43 opinions

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Opinion

BRAY, J.

Eugene Wilkins (defendant) was convicted in a bench trial for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He argues on appeal that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of his prior criminal conduct and convicted him without sufficient evidence. We disagree and affirm the decision.1

“On appeal, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. The judgment of a trial court sitting without a jury is entitled to the same weight as a jury verdict and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  3. Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  4. Bridgeman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  5. Josephs v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  2. Byers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
  3. White v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Hetmeyer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
  5. Alexy J. Abdo, a/k/a Alexi J. Abdo v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2015

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