Legal Opinion
Charles Stanard Severance v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided May 23, 2017No. 0308164PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE MARY GRACE O’BRIEN
Following a jury trial, Charles Stanard Severance (“appellant”) was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the deaths of Ronald Kirby and Ruthanne Lodato, one count of first-degree murder for the death of Nancy Dunning, and other related charges. Prior to trial, appellant moved to sever the charges relating to the Dunning murder from the other offenses. Following a hearing, the court denied the motion. 1 Trial was held October 8 through November 2, 2015. The court imposed the jury’s verdict of three life sentences for the murder convictions, and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Eric William Wandemberg v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2019
- Severance v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2018
- Barksdale v. ClarkeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2024
- Brandon Servais v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
- Childs v. Commonwealth of VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2023
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