Legal Opinion
DREWAY v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 1, 1972No. Record 7946PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
The defendant, Macon Glenn Drewry, was convicted by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of attempted armed robbery and was sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. We granted him a writ of error.
The crucial question for decision is whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights were violated when the trial court admitted evidence of an out-of-court photographic identification of the de fendant made after arrest and appointment of counsel, but in the absence of counsel.
The evidence shows that on September 29, 1970, Harry S. Pullen alighted from his automobile at his home and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bundy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- George v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- MacKall v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- State v. HafnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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