MURRAY v. COMMONWEALTH


170 S.E.2d 3 (1969)

210 Va. 282

John MURRAY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 13, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison Bruce, Jr., Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Walter H. Ryland, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


GORDON, Justice.

On January 1, 1968 Thomas Grace accosted Adolphus Coltes, knocked him down and stole his wallet. Defendant John Murray, who was with Grace before, during and after that incident, stands convicted of robbing Coltes as a principal in the second degree. The only issue on this appeal is whether the evidence adduced at Murray's trial supports his conviction.

On the morning of January 1, 1968, Murray and Grace were together in the parking lot in...

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