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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Lawlor v. Commonwealth
No. 120481Supreme Court of Virginia
120481 Lawlor v. Commonwealth 01/10/2013 In a prosecution for one count of capital murder in the commission of, or subsequent to, rape or attempted rape in violation of Code § 18.2-31(5), and one count of capi…
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120481 Lawlor v. Commonwealth 01/10/2013 In a prosecution for one count of capital murder in the commission of, or subsequent to,…
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- January 10, 2013
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120481 Lawlor v. Commonwealth 01/10/2013 In a prosecution for one count of capital murder in the commission of, or subsequent to, rape or attempted rape in violation of Code § 18.2-31(5), and one count of capital murder in the commission of abduction with the intent to defile in violation of Code § 18.2-31(1), no reversible error or abuse of discretion is found. Multiple issues, including the retention and exclusion of jurors, jury instructions, constitutional challenges, the denial of defense motions, denial of funding for a private investigator, exclusion of evidence concerning general prison conditions, expert testimony concerning the defendant's risk of future violence in prison society…
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