BECK v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 740306.

216 S.E.2d 8 (1975)

216 Va. 1

Charles George BECK v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Dolan, III, Arlington, for plaintiff in error.

Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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


PER CURIAM.

Sitting without a jury, the trial court convicted Charles George Beck of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and, on each count, sentenced him to five years in the penitentiary, with all but six months suspended. The two sentences were fixed to run concurrently.

We must decide whether the evidence was sufficient to establish the corpus delicti.

Under familiar principles, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the...

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