FISH v. COMMONWEALTH


160 S.E.2d 576 (1968)

Vernon Lee FISH v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 22, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold H. Leon, Portsmouth (Bangel, Bangel & Bangel, Portsmouth, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Richard N. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON and HARRISON, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

Vernon Lee Fish, the defendant, was convicted by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of two offenses of malicious wounding (Code, § 18.1-65), which were tried together. He was sentenced to serve a term of three years in the penitentiary upon each conviction, the sentences to run concurrently. He was granted writs of error to the final judgments of conviction.

The defendant's convictions arose out of an occurrence which took place...

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