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FISHER v. COM.

Record No. 831693.

321 S.E.2d 202 (1984)

William A. FISHER v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Shea, Hopewell (C. Hardaway Marks; Marks, Stokes & Harrison, Hopewell, on brief), for appellant.

John R. Butcher, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

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

RUSSELL, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal from convictions of sodomy and attempted rape is whether they are sufficiently supported by the testimony of the victim, a ten-year-old girl. We find the evidence sufficient and affirm the convictions.

William A. Fisher was indicted for the sodomy and rape of the child. After a bench trial, he was convicted of sodomy and attempted rape and was sentenced to a total of thirty years' confinement. The...

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