CARTER v. COMMONWEALTH


163 S.E.2d 589 (1968)

209 Va. 317

Charles D. CARTER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 14, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Johnson, Jr., Lynchburg, for plaintiff in error.

A. R. Woodroof, 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.


GORDON, Justice.

Charles D. Carter appeals from a final order entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of statutory burglary and fixing his punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

Five of the ten assignments of error raise questions that merit discussion: whether the court (1) improperly admitted in evidence stolen radios seized from Carter's automobile, (2) improperly admitted in evidence shoes seized from Carter's person, (3) improperly gave an...

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