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FORBES v. COM.

Record No. 0113-97-2.

498 S.E.2d 457 (1998)

27 Va. App. 304

James Leroy FORBES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

May 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda L. Page (Tracey Randall Dunlap; Page & Associates, on brief), Richmond, for appellant.

Michael T. Judge, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ., and COLE, Senior Judge.

COLE, Judge.

James Leroy Forbes was convicted in a bench trial of involuntary manslaughter arising out of a traffic accident. On appeal, he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that his sentence was excessive and improper because it was based on stale and unsubstantiated prior convictions. We agree that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and reverse. Because we reverse the conviction on the sufficiency issue, we...

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