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DAVIS v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 740492.

213 S.E.2d 785 (1975)

215 Va. 816

James Henry DAVIS, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Harris, Richmond (Robert N. Johnson; Harris, Tuck, Freasier & Johnson, Professional Associates, Inc., Richmond, on briefs), for plaintiff in error.

Alan Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen.; Michael M. Weise, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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

COMPTON, Justice.

James Henry Davis, Jr. was indicted for the crimes of robbery and murder. Upon his pleas of not guilty to both charges, he was convicted on each by a jury and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for two consecutive terms, five years for robbery and twenty years for murder in the first degree. We granted the defendant a writ of error.

The assignments of error present three basic questions. Was the defendant's confession rendered involuntary...

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