JONES v. COM.

Record No. 0527-97-3.

496 S.E.2d 668 (1998)

26 Va. App. 736

Melvin Lee JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Salem.

March 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne T. Baucino, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON, COLEMAN and BUMGARDNER, JJ.


BENTON, Judge.

Melvin Lee Jones was tried by a judge and convicted of robbery. He contends the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he obtained the property by violence or intimidation. We affirm the conviction.

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