Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 8, 1979No. Record 781161PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, C.J.
Defendant, Kenneth W. Wilson, was found guilty by a jury of receiving stolen goods 1 having a value of $100 or more, and he was sentenced in accordance with the jury’s verdict to confinement in jail for a period of six months.
The defendant contends on this appeal that (1) the trial court erred in failing to rule on his motion to suppress two statements allegedly made by him to certain police officers; (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish the corpus delicti; and (3) the court erred in refusing certain instructions.
The evidence shows that on January 29, 1978 Detective E. C. Manuel of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cochran v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
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