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STALLWORTH v. COMMONWEALTH

191 S.E.2d 738 (1972)

213 Va. 313

Willie Frank STALLWORTH v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Stokes, III, Richmond (Browder, Russell, Little & Morris, Richmond, on brief), 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, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

COCHRAN, Justice.

Defendant Willie Frank Stallworth was tried by the court and found guilty of possession of marijuana in violation of § 54-488 of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, §§ 54-487 to -519 of the Code (1967 Repl. Vol.).1 He was sentenced to serve 20 years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $100, but the fine and 18 years of the penitentiary sentence were suspended upon good behavior for a period of five years...

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