Legal Opinion
Vass v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 22, 1974No. Record 730369PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Larry I. Vass was tried under an indictment charging him with grand larceny of historical documents belonging to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jury found him guilty as charged and fixed his punishment at a fine of $1,000. The trial court entered judgment on the jury verdict. We granted Vass a writ of error to review the action of the trial court in overruling Vass’s motion to suppress certain evidence seized without a warrant and admitted into evidence against him.
On November 12, 1971, Vass sold to William S. Trevett, Jr., a stamp dealer, 50 stamped letters for $100 and 20 stampless…
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