Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Douglas
Norfolk County Circuit Court
Decided January 30, 2001No. Case No. CR96-002158Published
1Opinion of the Court
BY JUDGE JOHN C. MORRISON, JR.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Vacate the Judgment against him. On April 26, 1995, the defendant and two other codefendants beat and murdered one Clarence Carter and then proceeded to set Mr. Carter on fire. On May 6,1996, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court found that probable cause existed for the charge of first degree murder against the defendant. The Court then transferred the defendant to the Norfolk Circuit Court to be tried as an adult. The defendant was tried by the Honorable John C. Morrison, Jr., was subsequently…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Baker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
- Turner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Karim v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
- Roach v. Director, Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
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