BRAXTON v. COMMONWEALTH


167 S.E.2d 120 (1969)

209 Va. 750

Walter Lee BRAXTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Kilgore, Amherst, for plaintiff in error.

Walter H. Ryland, 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.


I'ANSON, Justice.

Defendant, Walter Lee Braxton, was found guilty by a jury on an indictment charging him with arson and his punishment fixed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of seven years. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and he is before us on a writ of error.

Defendant contends (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction, and (2) that the trial court erred in refusing instruction "L" and in amending instruction...

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