Scott v. Commonwealth

In a jury trial, Busky Wilson Scott was convicted of statutory burglary while armed with a deadly weapon with intent to commit abduction, Code § 18.2-91, abduction with intent to defile, Code § 18.2- 48, displaying a firearm while committing abduction, Code § 18.2- 53.1, and two counts of abduction, Code § 18.2-47. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for abduction with intent to defile and a total of 42 years for the other offenses. The trial court suspended the terms of years, effective on parole from the life sentence. Scott’s appeal presents two questions: whether the evidence was…