Legal Opinion
Harward v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 26, 1985No. Record 840550PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.
Keith Allan Harward was charged with capital murder. The indictment alleged that he “feloniously, deliberately, and with premeditation did kill and murder Jesse Perron during the commission of, or subsequent to rape upon Teresa Perron, wife of Jesse Perron,” in violation of Code § 18.2-31(e).
In a bifurcated trial, a jury convicted Harward of capital murder and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. Thereafter, the trial court sentenced Harward in accordance with the verdict.
Code § 18.2-31(e) provides that “[t]he willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of a person during the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- Martin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Enoch v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Graybeal v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Joseph John Savino v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Harward v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Commonwealth v. American Booksellers Ass'nSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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