Legal Opinion
Beck v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 15, 1986No. Record No. 0086-85PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAKER, J.
John David Beck (appellant) appeals from the January 4, 1985 trial court judgment which convicted him of first-degree murder in connection with the December 14, 1983 killing of Marie Mustain (decedent), age 73. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. The conviction followed a November 19, 1984 trial by the court without a jury. In addition to the murder charge, appellant was found guilty of related charges of grand larceny, check forgery and the uttering of forged checks.
This appeal relates exclusively to the murder conviction. Appellant maintains that the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Stamper v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Stockton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Epperly v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Inge v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Foote v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Robertson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
- McCary v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
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