YARBOROUGH v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 760761.

234 S.E.2d 286 (1977)

Rose Ella YARBOROUGH v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin B. Fox, Newport News (R. Rick Reiss, Ellenson, Fox & Wittan, Inc., Newport News, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Jim L. Chin, 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.


COMPTON, Justice.

Upon an indictment for the murder of Charles Augusta Vines, defendant Rose Ella Yarborough was convicted by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of five years. The writ of error awarded defendant to the March 2, 1976 judgment of conviction presents issues dealing with: (1) admissibility of certain incriminating statements...

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