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HAIRSTON v. COM.

Record No. 760373.

230 S.E.2d 626 (1976)

Rufus John HAIRSTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard J. Beck, Jr., Martinsville (James W. Haskins, Young, Kiser, Haskins & Mann, Ltd., Ford, Swezey & Beck, Martinsville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Wilburn C. Dibling, Jr., 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.

I'ANSON, Chief Justice.

Rufus John Hairston, defendant, was indicted for the murder of Clyde S. DeHart. Hairston pleaded not guilty, waived trial by jury, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary.

Defendant's sole contention is that the Commonwealth's evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction of murder in the first degree.

The Commonwealth's evidence is based principally...

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