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JORDAN v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 750628.

222 S.E.2d 573 (1976)

Matthew JORDAN, Sr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn B. McClanan, Virginia Beach, for plaintiff in error.

Jerry P. Slonaker, 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.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this criminal appeal, we review the second degree murder conviction of Matthew Jordan, Sr., for the shotgun killing of Rufus Leon "Baby" Brock. The shooting occurred on Saturday, August 3, 1974, about 9:30 a. m. at the defendant's home in Virginia Beach. Jordan admitted killing Brock but claimed the shooting was in self-defense and accidental.

The defendant, who was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary in accordance with the jury...

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