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WILLIAMS v. COMMONWEALTH

127 S.E.2d 423 (1962)

203 Va. 837

Stancil WILLIAMS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 8, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Oast, Jr., Portsmouth, for plaintiff in error.

Francis C. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.

WHITTLE, Justice.

Stancil Williams was indicted for the murder of his wife, Cora Lee Williams, tried by a jury and convicted. His punishment was fixed at death in the electric chair. The court approved the verdict of the jury and sentenced the accused to be put to death by electrocution. The judgment of the court is the subject of this writ of error.

The material facts show that on the night of December 3, 1960...

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