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Morva v. Commonwealth
No. 090186Supreme Court of Virginia
090186 Morva v. Commonwealth 09/18/2009 In a prosecution for three counts of capital murder, assault upon a law enforcement officer, escape, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of murder, no r…
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090186 Morva v. Commonwealth 09/18/2009 In a prosecution for three counts of capital murder, assault upon a law enforcement offic…
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090186 Morva v. Commonwealth 09/18/2009 In a prosecution for three counts of capital murder, assault upon a law enforcement officer, escape, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of murder, no reversible error is found in the judgment of conviction in the circuit court or in the sentence of death, and no reason is found to set aside that sentence. Issues concerning the retention and exclusion of jurors, jury instruction language concerning a permissive inference, the appointment of a prison risk assessment expert and the introduction of prison life evidence as it relates to a defendant's future dangerousness are also addressed. The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
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