Legal Opinion
Graham v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 3, 1995No. Record 950948PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal of a capital murder conviction, we consider (1) whether the trial court erred in excluding a prospective juror for cause, and (2) whether a defendant can be found guilty of capital murder, under Code § 18.2-31(7), when he was the “triggerman” in the premeditated killing of one person, but was only an accomplice in the killing of the other person as part of the same act or transaction.
Among other charges, Andre L. Graham was convicted by a jury of the capital murder of Rebecca W. Rosenbluth as part of the same act or transaction as the killing of Richard A. Rosenbluth, her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Frye v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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