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HUGHES v. COMMONWEALTH

175 S.E.2d 419 (1970)

211 Va. 28

Elbert HUGHES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

A. R. Woodroof, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for defendant in error.

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

I'ANSON, Justice.

Defendant, Elbert Hughes, was charged in an indictment with maliciously shooting into an occupied dwelling house.1 He was found guility by a jury of unlawfully shooting into the dwelling and his punishment was fixed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a period of two years. Judgment was entered on the verdict and the defendant is here on a writ of error.

Defendant contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient...

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