CLARK v. COM.

Record No. 091305.

691 S.E.2d 786 (2010)

Genev Denise CLARK, s/k/a Geneva Denise Clark v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Parsons, Independence, for appellant.

Benjamin H. Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Williams C. Mims, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal we consider whether a defendant's actions constitute an overt act intended to place a victim in fear or apprehension of bodily harm, and thus whether there was sufficient evidence to find the defendant guilty of assault.

Background

Genev Denise Clark (Clark) was convicted in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Henrico County of assaulting Carolyn M. Coleman (Coleman) in violation of Code §...

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