WESTCOTT v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 740868.

216 S.E.2d 60 (1975)

216 Va. 123

Walter Leon WESTCOTT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Robinson, Jr., Norfolk (Mason, Moore & Robinson, Ltd., Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

James E. Kulp, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


POFF, Justice.

Sitting without a jury, the trial court found Walter Westcott guilty of grand larceny by receiving stolen goods and sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary.

On October 21, 1973, a portable telephone and a pair of Leitz binoculars, valued at $3,251.04 and $424.69, respectively, and certain other articles were stolen from Dr. Joseph McFadden's parked car.

About 8:00 a.m. on January 10...

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