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cmnONWEALTHOF VIRGINIA
COUNTYOF ROCKINGHAM,to-wit:
In the
Circuit
Court
of Rockingham
The Grand Jurors
the
body of the
Court
of the
Tucker,
County,
feloniously
Ann Green,
there
against
Upon the
and sent
child
under
and her,
age of sixteen
Charlotte
did abuse,
of the
to give
Circuit
George Walter
1956,
in the
said
years,
Ann Green,
ravish
_to-wit:
then
and carnally
the
and
know,
Commonwealth of Virginiao
or R. E. Godsey,
to the Grand Jury
the
upon the body of one Charlotte
the said
and dignity
evidence
the
Term, 1956.
in and for
that
the 8th day of August,
and feloniously
the peace
oath present
did make an assault
years,
unlawfully
now attending
upon their
on or about
a female
age of eight
of Rockingham,
County,
Francis
October
of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
County
said
County
witness
evidence.
sworn in open Court
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INDICTMENT
:fr~!JJ 11
COMMONWEALTH
v.
GEORGE WALTER FRANCIS TUCKER
A True Bill
Foreman·
Charles E. Earman, Jr.
CoIID.uonwealth's Xttorney
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CITY HEALTH DEPAFU ENT
ORDER NO.
BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS
JAN.15,1957
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�Form No. Sa-lOM-1
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DEPARTMENT
DATE:
J
OF PAROLE
15, 1957
:WU
INTERVIEWED
'I've-'
NAME:
COMMITMENT
TRUE
NAME:
STATE
AND PROBATION
.'3eor
ter
1ter ·01:fdrge Praneis
,.
'I Ck
Francis
INST.
REG.
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BIRTH
BIRTH
IND.
t
COURT:
PLACE:
SENTENCE:
WEIGHT:
DATE
SENTENCED:
SEX:
HEIGHT:
DATE
RECEIVED:
PAROLE
OCCUPATION:
MAX.
EDUCATION:
PAROLE
ADDRESS
WHEN
ELG.
PRESENT
STATUS:
Virtlnia
County of ..ockin"'
JUDGE:
RACE:
MARTIAL
Offic
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i:rcu • t Co1rt,
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RELIGION:
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kifl€h
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NO.:
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AGE:
harl s
BY:
OF MARYLAND
DATE:
EXPIRATION:
EXPIRATION:
HEARING
DATE:
DETAINERS:
ARRESTED:
CO-DEFENDANTS:
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��CO:MUONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
IN THE CIRcurr
COURT FO
THE COUNTY OF ROCKHJGH :[
cmrn:ONWEALT
H
v.
ORDER
GEORGE WALTER FRANCIS
On tne
that
motion
accused
and parole
f·-,cts
mental,
;::.ccused,
report
of the
was under
co1n1:J.ission of the
the
TUC
eighteen
crime
officer
accused,
for
this
p:1ysi ·2.l and social
thereof
~ rilvt
years
charged,
a__ .::ircumstances
including
by counsel,
it
nor
before
·!Ill
of age at
is
district
ordered
_shall
surrounding
January
"v
l
the
that
charge
and personality
of his
23,
birth
1957.
C\
~bi
p'-
being
proceed
this
conditions
a verification
it
date,
represented
time
of the
the
prouation
to
investigate
&nd of t:1e
of the
and to make a
��January
23.
Commonwealth
On an indictment
v.
George Walter
Francis
for
a felony
Tucker
This day came the attorney
accused,
George Walter
Francis
of this
county
and by his
namely,
Sam P. Conrad.
Thereupon,
attorney,
court
in person,
and the attorney
and agreed
to submit
all
and determination.
Officer
for
Peter
this
Parole
E. Coughlin,
Parole
and Probation
and the
said
touching
said
District,
Senior
contained
to stand
trial
Whereupon,
behalf
failed
said
for
commonwealth,
moved the court
to prove
County,
before
the attorney
of the
by counsel,
as an adult,
that
in said
the court
George Walter
the court
of date
report;
±ruc by reason
of the
by jury
for
whereof,
January
the court
eighteen
of
15, 1957,
ruled
and mentality
(18) yearsof
because
was committed
age.
evidence
thereof
such evidence
sustained~
of
to cross-examination
understanding
charged
a report
xux±mucx.ru.1Ktxkxx±EgX
and at the conclustion
to strike
with
of the Department
the commonwealth introduced
the court
Francis
trial
and subject
he now being
the offense
which motion
the consent
to the court
Officer
in court
was of sufficient
consulting
waived
of Maryland,
that
accused
with
Parole
upon consideration
of the
John H. Ramsey, Probation
filed
«ruuti:oc:ex2ocxxk2xm2x
said
and with
and the
appointed,
accused,after
Thereupon,
Ramsey was present
the
heretofore
of law and fact
of the State
the matters
attorney
the commonwealth,
matters
Acting
the eommonwealth,
came in the dustody
and by counsel,
for
hearing
for
Tucker,
sheriff
his
(rape)
on
the accused,
it
had
in Rockingham
and there
being
no evidence
of which the accused
could
be held,
Tucker was discharged
from custody.
the
��In the Name of the Commonwealth
To the, -Sh~
City
of Virginia:
-ef- -Reeltt~m-€eunty,
se~geant,
Greeting:
Alexandria,
You are hereby co1nmanded to sun1mon
...................................
R •...E •...GOD.SEY.,
....Stat.e ...Police
to appear
before the Judge
o'clock, a.
111.,
Commonwealth
wh
tand
And t •
\Vitn
:•~:s~n~
on the
of the Circuit
15th . day of
Virginia
........................................................... '....................... .
.. Inv.estigat.o.--:- ...(.03.4.3.).,...Alexandria.,
Court of Rockingham
..O.ct.ober.
County,
at the Court
-tt
l'..l-1,<,'...,,,.."-"-
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thereof,
at 9 :30
. , 195.6.. , to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the
before the Grand Jury, against ... GEO GE .. W• ..F ..... T.UC.KER.......
1a ed
House
....V.a..
.. . ... .. ...... .... .................... .
'!1.ffirled-tti'I"a felony ntt!!<l€tn@!rfW>r.
t under penalty.
And have then and there this Writ.
E. E RMAN, JR., Commonwealth's
t the Court House, the
lsLof~
Attorney
for Rockingham
...
County and the City of
~£:e.1e_._,_,
Commonwealth's
Attorney
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fi,
Vll1dnia, tbis___
'in Fairf~ty,
Qt
~~~ a tme copyof the wit'·
attached affidavit, on_:l{.__
Given under my hand this_
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Commonwealth v George Walter Francis Tucker
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Felony
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Defendant charged with felony rape
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