Briley v. Commonwealth

In a two-stage jury trial conducted in accordance with Code §§ 19.2-264.3 and -264.4, the defendant, Linwood Earl Briley, was convicted of capital murder for a willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing occurring in the commission of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Code § 18.2-31(d), and his punishment was fixed at death. After receipt of a post-sentence report of a probation officer, Code § 19.2-264.5, the trial court imposed upon the defendant the sentence fixed by the jury. Pursuant to Code § 17-110.1(A) and -110.1(F), the defendant is here for automatic review of his death…