Swisher v. Commonwealth

In these appeals, we review the capital murder conviction, sentence of death, and related convictions imposed upon Bobby Wayne Swisher.

I. PROCEEDINGS

On April 28, 1997, an Augusta County grand jury indicted Swisher for the following offenses: capital murder of Dawn McNees Snyder in the commission of abduction with the intent to defile the victim of such abduction or in the commission of or subsequent to rape or forcible sodomy in violation of Code § 18.2-31; abduction with intent to defile Snyder in violation of Code § 18.2-48; rape of Snyder in violation of Code § 18.2-61; and forcible sodomy…