SUTPHIN v. COM.

Record No. 0149-85.

337 S.E.2d 897 (1985)

Floyd Edward SUTPHIN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Decided December 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Garrett, Danville, for appellant.

Lucy H. Allen, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and COLEMAN and KEENAN, JJ.


COLEMAN, Judge.

The appellant, Floyd Edward Sutphin (Sutphin), challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions for breaking and entering and grand larceny and contends the trial court erred by taking notice of the circumstances surrounding an unrelated crime. We agree with both contentions and reverse the convictions.

The standard for review of criminal convictions requires that we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to...

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