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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Commonwealth v. Richerson
No. 250176Supreme Court of Virginia
250176 Commonwealth v. Richerson 04/23/2026 In an appeal considering whether the Court of Appeals erred in determining that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for driving while intoxicated, …
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250176 Commonwealth v. Richerson 04/23/2026 In an appeal considering whether the Court of Appeals erred in determining that the e…
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250176 Commonwealth v. Richerson 04/23/2026 In an appeal considering whether the Court of Appeals erred in determining that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for driving while intoxicated, there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to support this defendant's DUI conviction, and there was no evidence to contradict the testimony of the officer on the scene, or to explain this defendant's behavior demonstrated on the body camera footage. The Court of Appeals erred in finding a reasonable hypothesis of innocence that did not flow from the evidence in the record. The trial court as factfinder, not the Court of Appeals, was responsible for resolving which inferences reasona…
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