Virginia's Judicial System


Appeals Granted


Case

RICHARD WARREN ALLEN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
(Record Number 130304)

From

The Court of Appeals of Virginia

Counsel

Aubrey J. Rosser, Jr. for appellant.

Janell Johnson (Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney) for appellee.

Assignments of Error

  1. The Court of Appeals was in error by failing to grant the Petition for a Writ of Error of the Appellant based on the failure of the Commonwealth to prove a corpus delicti, based upon the lack of evidence other than the Appellant’s testimony.
  2. The Court of Appeals failed to grant a Writ of Error to the Appellant on the basis of the sufficiency of the evidence based upon the lack of evidence other than the Appellant’s testimony.

Date Granted

  6-24-2013