Kal Robert Molinet v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Randolph A. BEALES, Judge.

Kal Robert Molinet (appellant) was convicted in a jury trial of one misdemeanor count of obstruction of justice in violation of Code § 18.2-460CA). 1 Appellant argues on appeal that the “Commonwealth failed to prove Molinet obstructed Abernathy in the performance of his duties because Molinet merely failed to fully cooperate and rendered the officer’s task more difficult.” For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court.

I. Background

We consider the evidence on appeal “in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, as we must since it was the prevailing party”…