BURNETTE v. COMMONWEALTH


75 S.E.2d 482 (1953)

194 Va. 785

BURNETTE v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 20, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lewis Young, Leith S. Bremner, Richmond, and William A. Wright, Tappahannock, for plaintiff in error.

J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Frederick T. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.

Before All the Justices.


HUDGINS, Chief Justice.

This writ of error brings under review a judgment entered on a verdict finding the accused, Floyd L. Burnette, guilty of possession of burglarious tools, with intent to commit burglary and larceny, and sentencing him to confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of five years.

Defendant's first contention is that the statute, Code 1950, § 18-159, under which he was indicted and convicted is unconstitutional and void.

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