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Haskell v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 21, 1978No. Record Nos. 770695, 770713 and 770721PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.

In each of these appeals, arising from the same series of events, the dispositive question for our determination is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the conviction of felony-murder, 1 i.e., murder committed during commission of a felony.

James Brian Haskell, Earle Bradley Biggerstaff, and Kevin Lenden were indicted for attempted robbery and felony-murder of William M. Kantor. Haskell pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and not guilty to the murder charge. Tried by the court without a jury, he was found guilty under both indictments, and was sentenced to serve six years in the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RedlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Smith v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. People v. WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
  5. People v. SalasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. LeVasseur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  2. State v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Pope v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  4. Briley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  5. Metheny v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000

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