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BITTORF v. COM.

Record No. 761542.

237 S.E.2d 782 (1977)

Howard Franklin BITTORF v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Willard Norwood, Richmond (Norwood & Norwood, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Alan Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Anthony F. Troy, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

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

PER CURIAM.

This is a companion case of Stevenson v. Commonwealth, Va., 237 S.E.2d 779, this day decided.

On July 27, 1976, a jury found the defendant, Howard Franklin Bittorf, guilty of second degree murder of Lillian M. Keller. The jury fixed his punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of 20 years, and he was sentenced accordingly.

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