MITCHELL v. COMMONWEALTH


191 S.E.2d 261 (1972)

213 Va. 149

Karl David MITCHELL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Watson, Fairfax, for plaintiff in error.

Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., William P. Robinson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Karl David Mitchell of robbery for the theft by force of $743.75 from the manager of a Burger Chef restaurant. The jury fixed punishment at five years in the penitentiary. The trial court imposed the sentence, and we granted Mitchell a writ of error.

The sole question to be resolved is whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that a robbery occurred.

Robbery, undefined in Code § 18.1-91, is defined in our common...

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