JONES v. COM.

Record No. 771872.

252 S.E.2d 370 (1979)

Derrick L. JONES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Sacks, Norfolk (Lewis, Sacks & DeLaura, Norfolk, on brief), for appellant.

Todd E. LePage, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

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


COMPTON, Justice.

Convicted in a bench trial of rape and sodomy, Derrick L. Jones appeals from the September 1977 judgment of conviction sentencing him to confinement in the penitentiary on the former charge for twelve years, six suspended, and on the latter offense for six years, to run concurrently. The sole issue is whether the Commonwealth's evidence was sufficient to convict. The defendant presented no testimony.

On Saturday, February 26, 1977, the prosecutrix...

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