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SANDIFORD v. COM.

Record No. 751173.

225 S.E.2d 409 (1976)

Cedric Harton SANDIFORD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ghee, Farmville, for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. 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.

POFF, Justice.

Indicted for possession of a sawed-off shotgun for an offensive or aggressive purpose in violation of Code § 18.1-268.3 (Cum. Supp.1975), Cedric Harton Sandiford was found guilty by a jury which fixed his punishment at 10 years in the penitentiary. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict on June 5, 1975.

Code § 18.1-268.4 (Cum.Supp.1975), in effect at the time of trial, read in pertinent part as follows:

". . . Possession...

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