Hammer v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court 1
207 Va. 135 (1966)
JAMES C. HAMMER
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
Record No. 6154.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
June 13, 1966.
Harry J. Kostel and Herbert H. Bateman (Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, on brief), for the plaintiff in error.
Present, All the Justices.
1. Hammer appealed his conviction of entering a house with intent to commit rape on the ground that his incriminating statement, made without assistance of counsel and allegedly under duress, was for these reasons improperly admitted in evidence. He was arrested for the crime on the evening of May 12 and gave the statement on the morning of May…
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