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Williams v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 8, 1962No. Record 5448PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

Stancil Williams was indicted for the murder of his wife, Cora Lee Williams, tried by a jury and convicted. His punishment was fixed at death in the electric chair. The court approved the verdict of the jury and sentenced the accused to be put to death by electrocution. The judgment of the court is the subject of this writ of error.

The material facts show that on the night of December 3, 1960, Cora Lee Williams left her home in Norfolk county in the company *838of one Eugene Ross, and drove to her sister’s home to visit her father. She returned between 10:15 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. At some time…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Zirkle v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  2. Day v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  3. Barber v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  4. Rasnake v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  5. Roy v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  2. Pugliese v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  3. Glover v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  4. Henderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  5. Timmons v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963

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