ROBBS v. COMMONWEALTH


176 S.E.2d 429 (1970)

211 Va. 153

Delois V. ROBBS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Tidey, Richmond (Somma, Tidey & McMurtrie, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Walter H. Ryland, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


CARRICO, Justice.

Delois V. Robbs, the defendant. was convicted by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of possession of heroin, a narcotic drug. (Code § 54-488, a part of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act.) She was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and to serve five years in the penitentiary, with two years suspended. She was granted a writ of error.

The question for decision is whether the evidence was sufficient...

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