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section 18.2-178 false pretenses in Virginia

5 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2021 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Austin v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021Austin, 60 Va. App. at 67, 68-69 (affirming convictions for obtaining property by false pretense under Code § 18.2-178, which also requires evidence of “intent to defraud”).

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Crowder v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 2003 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018ANALYSIS When considering the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, “a reviewing court does not ‘ask itself whether it believes that the evidence at the trial established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.’” Crowder v. Commonwealth, 41 Va. App. 658, 663 (2003) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318-19 (1979)).

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Jackson v. Virginiared
scotus · 1979 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018ANALYSIS When considering the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, “a reviewing court does not ‘ask itself whether it believes that the evidence at the trial established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.’” Crowder v. Commonwealth, 41 Va. App. 658, 663 (2003) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318-19 (1979)).

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Viney v. Com.green
va · 2005 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
2 sentences

2010“Intent may be, and most often is, proven by circumstantial evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from proven facts.” Viney v. Commonwealth, 269 Va. 296, 301 , 609 S.E.2d 26, 29 (2005).

2010“Intent may be, and most often is, proven by circumstantial evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from proven facts.” Viney v. Commonwealth, 269 Va. 296, 301 , 609 S.E.2d 26, 29 (2005).

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Wynne v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1994 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
2 sentences

2000In order to convict a defendant of larceny by false pretenses under Code § 18.2-178, "the Commonwealth must prove: (a) that the accused intended to defraud; (b) that a fraud actually occurred; (c) that the accused used false pretenses to perpetrate the fraud; and (d) that the false pretenses induced the owner to part with his property." Wynne v. Commonwealth, 18 Va. App. 459, 460 , 445 S.E.2d 160, 161 (1994) (en banc).

2000In order to convict a defendant of larceny by false pretenses under Code § 18.2-178, "the Commonwealth must prove: (a) that the accused intended to defraud; (b) that a fraud actually occurred; (c) that the accused used false pretenses to perpetrate the fraud; and (d) that the false pretenses induced the owner to part with his property." Wynne v. Commonwealth, 18 Va. App. 459, 460 , 445 S.E.2d 160, 161 (1994) (en banc).

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Stanley v. City of Norfolkgreen
va · 1977 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
2 sentences

1983The statute, he says, then would (i) apply to any information or data derived from a computer “regardless of remoteness and regardless of the form of the information at the time of its appropriation,” (ii) “would appear to apply to what employees exposed to computer or data processing services might remember or jot down on their own, or any print-out or work product generated by such service, regardless of the length of time any such print-out or work product had existed separate and apart from the computer or data processing unit which originally produced it,” and (iii) “invite arbitrary and

1983The statute, he says, then would (i) apply to any information or data derived from a computer “regardless of remoteness and regardless of the form of the information at the time of its appropriation,” (ii) “would appear to apply to what employees exposed to computer or data processing services might remember or jot down on their own, or any print-out or work product generated by such service, regardless of the length of time any such print-out or work product had existed separate and apart from the computer or data processing unit which originally produced it,” and (iii) “invite arbitrary and

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

VA § Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-178 (5) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-413 (3)

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