Remington v. Commonwealth

In this appeal, we review the capital murder conviction and sentence of death imposed upon Jeffery Alan Remington.

I. Proceedings

Remington was tried before a jury on an indictment charging him with the capital murder of Brent H. Parker in violation of Code § 18.2-31(3), for “[t]he willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of any person by a prisoner confined in a state or local correctional facility.” Remington and Parker were inmates at the Augusta Correctional Center at the time of Parker’s death.

Upon motion of the defendant, and without objection from the Commonwealth, the circuit court…