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WATTS v. COMMONWEALTH

189 S.E.2d 346 (1972)

213 Va. 57

Ronald Herbert WATTS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 12, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilman P. Roberts, Jr., Richmond, 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, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

On May 18, 1971, Ronald Herbert Watts, 17 years old, was proceeded against in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Richmond on a petition charging him with robbery. The court, trying him as an adult, convicted him of the lesser included offense of larceny from the person of $5.00 or more, and sentenced him to 12 months in jail. This category of larceny is a felony under Va.Code Ann. § 18.1-100 (Cum.Supp.1971).

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