Bunch v. Commonwealth

Indicted for capital murder in the commission of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Code § 18.2-31(d), Timothy Dale Bunch was tried by a jury and found guilty as charged. In the sentencing phase of the bifurcated proceeding, the jury fixed Bunch’s punishment at death. After receipt of a pre-sentence report, the trial court confirmed the jury’s verdict and imposed the death penalty. Bunch is here for automatic review of his death sentence. This review has been consolidated with Bunch’s appeal from his conviction, and the matter has been given priority on our docket. Bunch seeks,…