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Royal v. Commonwealth
No. 942223Supreme Court of Virginia
942223 Royal v. Commonwealth 06/09/1995 The defendant was indicted for the capital murder of a police officer and use of a firearm in the commission of murder. He entered pleas of guilty on both charges and re…
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942223 Royal v. Commonwealth 06/09/1995 The defendant was indicted for the capital murder of a police officer and use of a firear…
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942223 Royal v. Commonwealth 06/09/1995 The defendant was indicted for the capital murder of a police officer and use of a firearm in the commission of murder. He entered pleas of guilty on both charges and received sentences of death for the capital murder charge and three years imprisonment for the firearms charge. The defendant's appeal of the imposition of the death penalty is considered along with the automatic review of the death sentence to which he is entitled under Code § 17.110.1. No reversible error is found among the issues presented; the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
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