SHEFFEY v. COMMONWEALTH


194 S.E.2d 897 (1973)

213 Va. 602

John Henry SHEFFEY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred D. Swersky, Alexandria, Va., for plaintiff in error.

William A. Carter, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


PER CURIAM.

John Henry Sheffey appeals his conviction of the possession of a controlled drug. The sole issue involved is the sufficiency of the evidence relating to the identification of Sheffey at his trial.

On May 29, 1971, in the City of Alexandria, Police Lieutenant Walter W. Calhoun had in his possession a warrant for the arrest of John Henry Sheffey. About 11:30 A.M. on that day he observed Sheffey in the...

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