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HARGRAVE v. COMMONWEALTH

201 S.E.2d 597 (1974)

Jerry HARGRAVE, etc. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 14, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell L. Watson, Colonial Heights, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, 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.

Jerry Hargrave (Hargrave or defendant), who waived a trial by jury, was convicted of attempted murder by the trial court which fixed his punishment at a term of four years in the penitentiary.

The sole question here is whether the evidence established the specific intent to commit murder which is an essential element of attempted murder.

The evidence discloses that both Hargrave and Shirley Mae...

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