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ROBERTSON v. COMMONWEALTH

175 S.E.2d 260 (1970)

211 Va. 62

Lester ROBERTSON, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, two cases.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Ward, Chatham, for plaintiff in error.

William T. Lehner, Richmond, Special Counsel (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., M. Harris Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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

HARRISON, Justice.

At the September term, 1968, of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County, the grand jury returned indictments against Lester Robertson, Jr. for the rape of two girls, ages 11 and 9. By agreement of the defendant and the Attorney for the Commonwealth, and with the consent of the court, a jury was waived and the cases were heard together on pleas of not guilty.

The trial court found Robertson guilty on each indictment and sentenced him to...

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