Morrisette v. WARDEN OF SUSSEX I
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
Upon a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
In August 2001, a jury in the Circuit Court for the City of Hampton convicted William Wilton Morrisette, III of rape and capital murder during the commission of rape. Finding that the Commonwealth had proven beyond a reasonable doubt both aggravating factors of "future dangerousness" and "vileness," see Code § 19.2-264.2, the jury fixed Morrisette's sentence at death on the capital murder conviction and at life imprisonment on the rape conviction. The trial court sentenced Morrisette in accordance with the jury's verdict. This Court affirmed the…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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