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Cappe v. Commonwealth

No. 240055Supreme Court of Virginia

240055 Cappe v. Commonwealth 02/13/2025 Upon review, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The judgment that evidence against defendant in this case was sufficient to sustain convictions for murder…

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240055 Cappe v. Commonwealth 02/13/2025 Upon review, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The judgment that evidence…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Feb 13, 2025
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240055 Cappe v. Commonwealth 02/13/2025 Upon review, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The judgment that evidence against defendant in this case was sufficient to sustain convictions for murder as well as use of a firearm in committing murder is affirmed. Considering the circumstantial and indirect evidence, including overt actions of the parties, a factfinder could conclude that this defendant was one of the participants, that the three men did not act spontaneously to find and murder the victim, and they had conspired to plan the murder. The evidence was thus sufficient for this defendant to be convicted of conspiracy. Finally, this defendant assigned error to the Court of…

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