KNIGHT v. COM.

Record No. 820328.

300 S.E.2d 600 (1983)

Jack Wayne KNIGHT v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Bobbitt, Jr., Staunton, for appellant.

Thomas D. Bagwell, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

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


POFF, Justice.

Convicted in a bench trial, Jack Wayne Knight was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for 12 years with 10 suspended for statutory burglary, Code § 18.2-91, two years for grand larceny, § 18.2-95, and two years for arson, § 18.2-82. Defendant assigns error to the larceny and arson convictions.

The situs of the crimes was Showker's Department Store. The store was located on...

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