Legal Opinion
Walshaw v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided October 12, 2004No. 0605034PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
On November 26, 2002, a jury convicted Steve Frederick Walshaw (appellant), sometimes known as Steven F. Walshaw, of first-degree murder for the strangulation death of Karen Tegeler, and fixed his sentence at life imprisonment. On appeal, appellant contends that the short form indictment on which he was tried for first-degree murder was deficient because it failed to allege malice and premeditation and that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury on voluntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm his conviction.
BACKGROUND
On January 23, 2002, appellant killed Karen Paulette…
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