HOLOBER v. COMMONWEALTH


62 S.E.2d 816 (1951)

191 Va. 826

HOLOBER v. COMMONWEALTH

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 15, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Brooke Howard, Alexandria, Bernard Margolius, Washington, D. C, Bernard Cohen, Arlington, for plaintiff in error.

J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Atty. Gen., Henry T. Wickham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the Commonwealth.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, and MILLER, JJ.


SPRATLEY, Justice.

This writ of error brings under review the proceedings in the trial of Charles Holober, who was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife and his punishment fixed at death. There was no question that the accused killed his wife, and his only ground of defense was insanity. The trial court approved the verdict and judgment was entered accordingly.

In his brief the defendant assigned three grounds of error. He claimed that the verdict...

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