Legal Opinion
Henson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1967No. Record 6487PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
We have the question whether Henson can now attack his conviction of robbery and 40-year sentence on the ground that the indictment charged only attempted robbery. If so, we must set aside the conviction and sentence because the maximum punishment for attempted robbery is 20 years (Va. Code Ann. § 18.1-16 (Repl. vol. I960)).
Henson was brought before the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Williamsburg on the following charge, set forth in a petition to that court:
“. . . that within the said City ... of Wmsbg. Jefferson Henson, Jr. did, on the 11th day of May, 1965, unlawfully…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Crutchfield v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Cunningham v. HayesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
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