Legal Opinion
Chichester v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 16, 1994No. Record 940130 and 940131PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
On March 1, 1993, Carl Hamilton Chichester was indicted for (1) the capital murder of Timothy A. Rigney, (2) the robbery of Rigney, (3) the use of a firearm in the commission of Rigney’s murder, and (4) the use of a firearm during Rigney’s robbery.
In the first stage of a bifurcated trial conducted pursuant to Code §§ 19.2-264.3 and -264.4, a jury convicted Chichester of all four charges and fixed his punishment at imprisonment for the following terms: life for the second charge; two years for the third charge; and four years for the fourth charge. In the second stage of the capital murder…
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