CLAUD v. COMMONWEALTH

Record Nos. 760487, 760488.

232 S.E.2d 790 (1977)

Alexander Lawrence CLAUD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia. Lewis CLAUD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. R. Ryder, Richmond, for plaintiffs 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.


POFF, Justice.

Sitting without a jury in separate, consecutive trials, the trial judge found Alexander Claud (Alexander) and Lewis Claud (Lewis) guilty of grand larceny of eight hogs owned by Clyde Carraway. By final orders entered December 19, 1975, the judge sentenced the defendants to confinement in the penitentiary for two and four years, respectively, and suspended execution of two years of Lewis's sentence.

Both defendants challenge the sufficiency of...

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