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The Grand Jury for Rappahannock County returned six indict- » ments against three men after hearing evidence Monday morning in Circuit Court.
Justin Corbin was charged by the juhy with selling more than one half ounce, but less than five pounds of marijuana.
John Wesley Leake was charged with breaking into an automobile owned by Brian Wayland and with stealing stereo equipment out of it.
Robert Hall was indicted for three offenses against a 16 year old girl in August, 1991.
He was charged with attempted rape, sexual battery and with rape. The separate offenses allegedly occurred during the course of one afternoon.
Sheriff John Henry Woodward said in open court that he believes Mr. Hall is living in Florida and will have to be extradited before he can answer the charges.
While the Grand Jury was in session, Judge Shore Robertson worked diligently to clear some cases off hisdocket.
Thomas Roy Berry, 22, of Winchester had been convicted earlier of grand larceny for the theft of a coffee wood tree. Judge Robertson agreed to a plea agreement and sentenced Berry to five years for grand larceny and 12 months for trespass, then suspended all but 90 days of the sentnece.
Berry will have to serve two years of supervised probation and make restitution of $1,680 to John Dixon, the property owner within six months.
Anthony Allen Sheffield, 20, was before the court to offer a plea agreement to four charges stemming from two break-ins last year, one at the home of Nancy Walker and the other at the home of Richard Raines.
Judge Robertson refused to accept the plea agreement until he has seen a pre-sentencing report prepared by the Probation Office.
The case was held over until February, 1993. The judge also delayed sentencing James Preston Walters for the theft of chain saws and for escape.
Attorney John Margan, Jr., argued on Walters’ behalf that the convictions for theft of the chain saws should be overturned because they were based solely on the tainted confessions of convicted felons.
After listening to arguments by Morgan and rebutals from Peter Luke, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Judge Robertson delayed any ruling until Jan. 11,1993.
He also delayed sentencing Walters for escape, to which he has pleaded guilty.
Doris E. Ferguson got a break from the judge. She was before the court to be sentenced for possession of cocaine. It was brought out in court that she has completed a 28day treatment program for drug abuse, has a place to live, and is trying to get her life turned around.
Judge Robertson decided to vacate the finding of guilt and placed her on one year of supervised probation (to include drug testing), even though she has more than 20 prior misdemeanor convictions.
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