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DURHAM v. COMMONWEALTH

158 S.E.2d 135 (1967)

208 Va. 415

Luther DURHAM, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Simpson, Winchester (Philip Barney, Petersburg, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

D. Gardiner Tyler, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON and GORDON, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

On January 18, 1966, a grand jury of Dinwiddie county returned an indictment against Luther Durham, Jr., herein called defendant, for the murder of John A. Crocker in that county in February, 1963. Represented by attorneys previously appointed to defend him, he was arraigned on July 21, 1966, and entered a plea of not guilty. A jury heard the evidence, found him guilty of murder in the second degree and...

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