THOMAS v. COM.

Record No. 2736-96-2.

492 S.E.2d 460 (1997)

25 Va. App. 681

Clinton Gaylord THOMAS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

November 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia P. Nagel, Assistant Public Defender (David J. Johnson, Public Defender, on brief), for appellant.

Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General; Margaret Ann B. Walker, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

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


ELDER, Judge.

Clinton G. Thomas (appellant) appeals his conviction of use of a firearm during the commission of robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1.1 He contends the evidence was insufficient to prove that the object he possessed and used during his robbery of a cab driver was a "firearm." For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I.

FACTS

At trial, the evidence established that on June 9, 1996 at about...

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