Tasker v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
This is a companion case to Snyder v. Commonwealth, Record No. 5243, this day decided.
Ewell Grant Tasker, herein referred to as the defendant, was charged in a joint indictment returned against the defendant, John F. Snyder, Jr., and E. W. Brizendine, with the grand larceny of a diamond ring, the property of Edward E. Foster. The defendant was tried separately and on July 14, 1960, a jury found him guilty of the charge and fixed his punishment at two years in the penitentiary. He was sentenced accordingly.
The defendant sought, and was granted, a writ of error, which calls for determination of…
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