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WHITE v. COMMONWEALTH

203 S.E.2d 443 (1974)

214 Va. 559

Martin C. WHITE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Lowe, Charlottesville (F. Guthrie Gordon, III, Lowe & Gordon, Charlottesville, 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, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Martin C. White, the defendant, failed to appear on the date set for his trial on a charge of reckless driving. The trial court, after an evidentiary hearing without a jury,1 found the defendant guilty as charged and fixed his punishment at a fine of $150 and 30 days in jail.

We must determine whether the jail sentence passes muster under the Sixth Amendment in light of Argersinger...

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