Legal Opinion
Reilly v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 20, 2007No. Record 060966PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.
This appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict awarding damages for malicious prosecution.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The essential facts are undisputed. Shortly before 4:00 a.m. on August 2, 2003, Joseph B. Brannon, the driver of a taxicab in Virginia Beach, was struck on the back of the head with a hard object and robbed of cash by a passenger who said he had a gun. The robber then left the taxi and fled the scene on foot.
Several days later, the case was assigned for investigation to K.C. Reilly, a detective in the robbery…
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