Stamper v. Townley

Opinion

BAKER, J.

Charles Sylvester Stamper (appellant) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico (habeas court) denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On November 17, 1978, appellant was convicted by a jury of three counts of capital murder, one count of robbery, and three counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. In accordance with the jury verdicts he was sentenced to death on each of the capital murder charges, life in the penitentiary on the robbery charge, and one year each on the weapons use charges.

Appellant’s appeal of the…