LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH


175 S.E.2d 236 (1970)

211 Va. 80

Carl Milam LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace G. Bass, Danville, (William E. Anderson, Danville, on brief), 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.


COCHRAN, Justice.

The defendant, Carl Milam Lewis, was found guilty by a jury of statutory burglary under Code § 18.1-89 and his punishment was fixed at nine years in the State penitentiary. To review the judgment entered on that verdict we granted the defendant a writ of error.

The sole question is whether the lower court erred in overruling defendant's motion for a mistrial because of an improper question and statement by the Commonwealth's Attorney...

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