WEATHERMAN v. COMMONWEALTH


191 S.E.2d 219 (1972)

213 Va. 159

James Curtis WEATHERMAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia (two cases).

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Grady Monday, Martinsville (Monday & Monday, Martinsville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, and HARMAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

As a result of the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, the defendant, James Curtis Weatherman, was tried a second time for the offenses of robbery and malicious wounding. The original trials were had in 1961 and the defendant was sentenced to serve 50 years in the State Penitentiary for robbery and 16 years for malicious wounding.

The retrials for these crimes were had in 1971 and again the defendant was convicted of both offenses. On the robbery...

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