Legal Opinion
Satcher v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 18, 1992No. Record 920247 and 920248PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico
In the first phase of a bifurcated trial conducted pursuant to Code §§ 19.2-264.3 and -264.4, a jury convicted Michael Charles Satcher of the robbery, assault and battery, and attempted rape of Deborah Abel and the robbery, rape, and capital murder of Ann Elizabeth Borghesani.1 The jury fixed Satcher’s punishment at imprisonment for life plus ten years and twelve months for the offenses against Ms. Abel and at two terms of life imprisonment for the noncapital offenses against Ms. Borghesani. In the second phase of the trial, the jury fixed Satcher’s punishment for the killing of Ann…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by124 opinions
- Jenkins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- Satcher v. PruettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Clagett v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- Armstead v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- United States v. PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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