Legal Opinion
Emmett v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 13, 2002No. Record No. 020314PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In a bifurcated trial conducted pursuant to Code § 19.2-264.3, a jury convicted Christopher Scott Emmett of the capital murder of John Fenton Langley in the commission of robbery, Code § 18.2-31(4), and fixed Emmett’s punishment at death. The trial court imposed the death sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict. Code § 17.1-313(A) mandates that we review the imposition of a death sentence.1
*368BACKGROUND
Weldon Roofing Company employed Emmett and Langley as laborers for its roofing crews. During late April 2001, both men were assigned to a project in the City of Danville and shared a room…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Weeks v. AngeloneSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Stamper v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- LeVasseur v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Emmett v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Ex Parte PerkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Winston v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2004
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
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