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SIMMONS v. COM.

Record No. 820670.

300 S.E.2d 918 (1983)

Terry Lee SIMMONS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Thacher, James J. Harney, Fairfax (Robert B. Machen, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant.

Donald R. Curry, 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.

COMPTON, Justice.

The broad question in this criminal appeal is whether the conviction is constitutionally valid. Specifically, the issues relate to legality of the seizure of defendant's person, admissibility of defendant's confessions to police, and existence of harmless error.

Indicted under Code § 18.2-32 for the murder of Caroline Hui Yoo, defendant Terry Lee Simmons, a career soldier, was found guilty...

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