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BEST v. COM.

Record No. 801811.

282 S.E.2d 16 (1981)

Edward Lee BEST v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. McNew, Jr., Portsmouth (Bangel, Bangel & Bangel, Portsmouth, on brief), for appellant.

John B. Purcell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C. J., and COCHRAN, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, JJ., and HARMAN, Senior Justice.

PER CURIAM.

Indicted for grand larceny, Edward Lee Best was convicted in a bench trial and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended upon his good behavior during that period. On appeal, Best challenges his conviction upon the ground that the evidence was insufficient to establish he was in exclusive possession of recently stolen property.

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