WASHINGTON v. COM.

Record No. 061042.

643 S.E.2d 485 (2007)

Anthony Lamont WASHINGTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Hollomon, for appellant.

Jonathan M. Larcomb, Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General; Karri B. Atwood, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

Anthony L. Washington was convicted of felonious obstruction of justice in violation of Code § 18.2-460(C). Washington now claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Because the Commonwealth failed to prove an element of the offense, we will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Virginia upholding Washington's conviction.

RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Washington was indicted...

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