HERRICK v. COMMONWEALTH


188 S.E.2d 209 (1972)

212 Va. 789

Ronald Thomas HERRICK v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley E. Sacks, Filmore E. Rose, Norfolk (Sacks, Sacks & Tavss, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, 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.


SNEAD, Chief Justice.

Ronald Thomas Herrick was convicted of violating Code § 18.1-424 of the Uniform Flag Act. The jury fixed his punishment at confinement in jail for thirty days and a fine of $250. Judgment was entered in accordance with the jury's verdict. We granted Herrick a writ of error.

When arrested, Herrick was displaying a flag similar to the United States flag on the front of his business establishment.

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