OLSEN v. COMMONWEALTH


186 S.E.2d 51 (1972)

212 Va. 545

Stephen G. OLSEN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. William Hammer, Falls Church (Dennis E. Burke, Falls Church, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

T. J. Markow, 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.

Defendant, Stephen G. Olsen, appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana, a felony under Code § 54-488 (1967), then in effect but since repealed. He maintains that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to grant him a mistrial because of prejudicial testimony given by the investigating officer and (2) in admitting into evidence, over his objection, certain drugs and narcotics paraphernalia seized in a subsequent search of the premises where he...

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