
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 11, 1995                   TAG: 9501110092
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RUSTBURG                                LENGTH: Short

RUSTBURG MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN ROOMMATE'S DEATH

A Rustburg man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the July stabbing death of his roommate.

Timothy Dale Layne, 31, entered the plea agreement Monday in Campbell County Circuit Court to avoid standing trial on murder charges.

Layne admitted he stabbed Roger Lee Mawyer, 25, in the chest during a drunken brawl July 24, but said Mawyer was beating him.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 14. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Susan Walton said she would push for the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

- Associated Press

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