HOLCOMB v. COM.

Record No. 0546-10-1.

709 S.E.2d 711 (2011)

58 Va. App. 339

John Andrew-Collins HOLCOMB v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Afshin Farashahi (Afshin Farashahi, P.C., on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Leah A. Darron , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: ELDER, PETTY and ALSTON, JJ.


ELDER, Judge.

John Andrew-Collins Holcomb (appellant) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for knowingly communicating a written threat in violation of Code § 18.2-60(A)(1). Specifically, appellant argues 1) his MySpace posts are not the type of communication contemplated or prohibited by the statute, and 2) the posted lyrics do not constitute a threat. Because the evidence supports a finding that appellant posted a threat on his...

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