Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1970No. Record 7229 and 7230PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
At the September term, 1968, of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County, the grand jury returned indictments against Lester Robertson, Jr. for the rape of two girls, ages 11 and 9. By agreement of the defendant and the Attorney for the Commonwealth,' and with the consent of the court, a jury was waived and the cases were heard together on pleas of not guilty.
The trial court found Robertson guilty on each indictment' and sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for terms of 15 years, the sentences to run consecutively. We granted defendant writs of error to the final judgments.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ernest Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Bracy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Russell v. HammondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Runde v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Life Insurance v. BrockmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. KreckWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. CosgroveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. GarlickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- State v. MooreNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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