Jackson v. Commonwealth

A jury convicted Jerry Terrell Jackson of two counts of capital murder for the premeditated killing of Ruth W. Phillips in the commission of rape or attempted rape, and in the commission of robbery or attempted robbery in violation of Code §§ 18.2-31(5) and -31(4), respectively. The jury also convicted Jackson of statutory burglary, in violation of Code § 18.2-90; robbery, in violation of Code § 18.2-58; rape, in violation of Code § 18.2-61; and petit larceny, in violation of Code § 18.9-96. At the conclusion of the penalty phase of a bifurcated trial, the jury fixed Jackson’s punishment at…