CARTER v. COMMONWEALTH


187 S.E.2d 203 (1972)

212 Va. 665

Dwight Thornton CARTER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry S. Comess, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Burnett Miller, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief, for defendant in error.

Before CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant Dwight Thornton Carter appeals his conviction of unlawful possession or use of a sawed-off shotgun for an offensive or aggressive purpose. Code § 18.1-268.3. Our decision turns on the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

On the night of March 31, 1969, two men appeared at the front door of the Berkshire Apartments in Richmond. A woman who was in the lobby identified Carter as one of the men. She saw Carter remove...

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