MASON v. COMMONWEALTH


105 S.E.2d 149 (1958)

200 Va. 253

William Paul MASON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 13, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Martin, Leesburg, for plaintiff in error.

Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (A. S. Harrison, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


MILLER, Justice.

William Paul Mason was convicted by a jury of robbery and his term of confinement fixed at life imprisonment. Accused insisted that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a finding of robbery, and moved to set the verdict aside as contrary to the law and evidence. His motion was overruled and judgment entered on the verdict. We granted an appeal.

The indictment charged Mason with robbery of "Joseph Grimes, by violence and intimidation, by...

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