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HOWARD v. COMMONWEALTH

173 S.E.2d 829 (1970)

210 Va. 674

John Henry HOWARD, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 27, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. R. Ryder, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

C. Tabor Cronk, Special Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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

I'ANSON, Justice.

John Henry Howard, Jr., defendant, was tried by a jury on an indictment charging robbery, found guilty, and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a period of five years. He was sentenced accordingly, and we granted defendant a writ of error.

Defendant contends that the court erred (1) in denying his motion to suppress certain evidence, and (2) in denying his requested instruction No. B.

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