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BAKER v. COM.

Record No. 761282.

237 S.E.2d 88 (1977)

Leroy Huston BAKER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Ronald Lynch, Alexandria (Howard, Stevens, Lynch, Cake & Howard, P. C., Alexandria, 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.

In a dispute during a dice game, Leroy Huston Baker shot and killed Aaron Johnson. In a scuffle between Baker and Henry Greene over Baker's gun, the gun discharged and Greene was killed. Under a two-count indictment, Baker was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree and involuntary manslaughter. By final order entered May 28, 1976, the trial court confirmed the verdict and sentenced Baker on the two counts to penitentiary terms of 35 years and...

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