WRIGHT v. COM.

Record Nos. 820418, 820419.

297 S.E.2d 711 (1982)

Samuel T. WRIGHT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia. Vernon L. LIGHTFOOT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Morchower, Richmond (C. David Whaley, Morchower & Luxton, Richmond, on brief), for appellants.

Robert H. Anderson, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

In a bench trial, Samuel T. Wright and Vernon L. Lightfoot were convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery, and each was sentenced to five years imprisonment, with two years suspended. The sole question presented is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions.

On March 27, 1981, at about 10:40 p.m., a policeman was dispatched to an office building in Chesterfield County. Upon his arrival, he encountered an unoccupied automobile...

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