Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1999No. Record 981477 and 981478PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we review the capital murder conviction and death sentence imposed by a jury on Daryl Renard Atkins.
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PROCEEDINGS
On November 19, 1996, indictments were returned against Atkins charging that on August 17, 1996, Atkins abducted, robbed, and murdered Eric Michael Nesbitt in the commission of the robbery. Code §§ 18.2-48, -58, and -31(4). Atkins was also charged with use of a firearm while committing each of these offenses. Code § 18.2-53.1. 1
Atkins filed a pre-trial motion to have the Virginia capital murder and death penalty statutes declared unconstitutional. Along with this…
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