Martin v. Commonwealth

In the first stage of a bifurcated proceeding conducted pursuant to Code §§ 19.2-264.3 and -264.4, a jury convicted the defendant, Vincent Lamont Martin, of capital murder1 in the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of a law enforcement officer for the purpose of interfering with the performance of the officer’s official duties. Code § 18.2-31 (f). Then, in the second stage, the jury fixed the defendant’s punishment at death. At a subsequent sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed the death sentence. Code § 19.2-264.5. The defendant is here for automatic review of his death…