Legal Opinion
Tipton v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 15, 1982No. Record 811639PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, C.J.
The defendant, Donald Edward Tipton, was indicted for robbing an employee of the Southgate Market in Montgomery County and for using a firearm in the commission of the robbery. Tried by a jury, the defendant was convicted of both offenses and sentenced to a total of ten years in the penitentiary.
The Southgate robbery occurred on the evening of December 14, 1980. The defendant was arrested the same night. The next day, he confessed to the robbery in a statement made to a Montgomery County investigator.
In a pretrial hearing and at trial, the defendant sought to suppress his confession on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Clark v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Bunting v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- McCoy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Reid v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Upshur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Jeffrey D. Wells v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016
- Commonwealth v. BazemoreNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. PayneCharlottesville County Circuit Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. WinsteadNorfolk County Circuit Court · 2015
- Dennis Jackson Moore v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
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