MORRISON v. COM.

Record No. 1573-88-3.

391 S.E.2d 612 (1990)

Richard Allen MORRISON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Sheffield, Abingdon, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and MOON and WILLIS, JJ.


MOON, Judge.

Richard Allen Morrison seeks reversal of his conviction of rape of his twelve year old stepdaughter in violation of Code § 18.2-61. He contends that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to prove penetration. We disagree and affirm.

When the sufficiency of the evidence is questioned on appeal, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all inferences reasonably deducible therefrom....

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