WATSON v. COM.

Record No. 1318-85.

358 S.E.2d 735 (1987)

Thomas Roland WATSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Levin (Levin, Hawks and Kozak, Portsmouth, on brief), for appellant.

Margaret Poles Spencer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, BARROW and COLEMAN, JJ.


BARROW, Judge.

This is an appeal of a conviction of obtaining money by false pretenses in which the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

Defendant was hired to live with and care for the victim, an 87-year old man. He was paid a salary of $350 a month and received his room and board. In return, he was responsible for "taking care of the house and everything, the shopping; well, just looking...

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