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COMPTON v. COM.

Record No. 780485.

250 S.E.2d 749 (1979)

Watson Henry COMPTON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin M. Slayton, South Boston, for appellant.

Thomas D. Bagwell, 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.

HARRISON, Justice.

Watson Henry Compton was convicted by a jury of murder of the second degree and was sentenced by the court to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 15 years. The victim was Hattie C. Ratliff, defendant's alleged fiancee. Defendant has appealed, assigning numerous errors.

At the time of the homicide Compton was 45 years old and was employed as the Compliance Fieldman for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in...

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