THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, January 27, 1997 TAG: 9701270072
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: - Staff report
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The House of Delegates voted a setback to another Ken Stolle bill that would make it a felony to be an ``accessory after the fact'' to a crime punishable by 10 years' imprisonment or more.
The Virginia Beach senator offered the bill because of a Virginia Beach case in which two men raped and murdered a women, then buried her body. Police ultimately charged both men with murder.
But before they had all their evidence, police thought they could charge only one man as an accessory after the fact - even though they knew he helped bury the body. Under current law, that would be a misdemeanor.
``That would be a misdemeanor?'' Stolle said. ``The same as littering? I don't think that's what the people of the commonwealth want.''
The House voted 53-47 to send the bill to the Appropriations Committee after legislators argued it would mean at least $125,000 in increased incarceration costs. AARP honors Norfolk's Sen. Stanley Walker
Sen. Stanley C. Walker, D-Norfolk, was honored last week as the state's outstanding legislator by the Virginia chapter of the Americian Association of Retired Persons.
At a banquet last Tuesday night, Walker was cited for being ``invaluable in allowing older Virginians to maintain a better quality of life.''
Walker, 73, is a member of AARP. He has been strong advocate of nursing home regulations and social services for the elderly. ``It's a great honor to receive the award,'' he said. ILLUSTRATION: Sen. Ken Stolle
Sen. Stanley C. Walker
KEYWORDS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY