Legal Opinion
Yarbrough v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 2001No. Record 010161PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we review the death sentence imposed on Robert Stacy Yarbrough after penalty phase proceedings conducted upon remand of this case to the trial court.
I. PROCEEDINGS
The defendant was convicted in a jury trial of capital murder for the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of Cyril Hugh Hamby during the commission of robbery, in violation of Code § 18.2-31(4). The trial court sentenced the defendant to death in accordance with the jury verdict. A full statement of facts surrounding the crime is set forth in Yarbrough v. Commonwealth, 258 Va. 347, 353-55, 519 S.E.2d 602,…
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- Juniper v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
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