CLERE v. COMMONWEALTH


184 S.E.2d 820 (1971)

212 Va. 472

Henry Lee CLERE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jefferson B. Brown, Portsmouth (Dietrick, Brown & Carter, Portsmouth, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

James E. Kulp, 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.


GORDON, Justice.

Defendant Henry Lee Clere was tried for the murder of Thomas A. McKown, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. He appeals, raising two issues that merit discussion: (I) Did the trial court properly admit into evidence a witness's out-of-court statement that was consistent with her testimony at Clere's trial? (II) Did the trial court properly admit into evidence items seized during searches of Clere's home and his wife's automobile...

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