Legal Opinion
Cardwell v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 4, 1994No. Record 940345 and 940346PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stephenson
In these appeals, we review two capital murder convictions and a sentence of death imposed upon Kevin DeWayne Cardwell (Record No. 940345) and other related convictions (Record No. 940346).
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PROCEEDINGS
In the first phase of a bifurcated jury trial conducted pursuant to Code §§ 19.2-264.3 and -264.4, Cardwell was found guilty of two charges of capital murder, i.e., the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of Anthony Brown (1) in the commission of abduction with intent to extort money or pecuniary benefit, in violation of Code § 18.2-31(1), and (2) in the commission of robbery while…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Edmonds v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
- Gray v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Eaton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Kevin Dewayne Cardwell v. Fred W. Greene, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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- Weeks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
- Ronald Lee Hoke, Sr. v. J.D. Netherland, Warden, Ronald Lee Hoke, Sr. v. J.D. Netherland, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Yarbrough v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
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