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JEFFERSON v. COMMONWEALTH

183 S.E.2d 734 (1971)

212 Va. 255

Frank A. JEFFERSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 11, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. McCarthy, Richmond (White, Cabell, Paris & Lowenstein, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., 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.

PER CURIAM.

At the trial of defendant Frank A. Jefferson for a felony, his counsel moved the court to exclude the witnesses. Over defense counsel's objection, the court permitted a detective, who was the chief investigating officer in the case, to remain in the courtroom and to testify after hearing the testimony of other witnesses for the Commonwealth. Jefferson appeals his conviction, assigning error to the court's refusal to exclude the detective and relying on...

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