Legal Opinion
Clagett v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 7, 1996No. Record 952162 and 952163PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we review the capital murder convictions and five death sentences imposed upon Michael David Clagett (Clagett) for the murders of Abdelaziz Gren, Wendell Parish, Karen Sue Rounds and Lam Van Son.
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PROCEEDINGS
On October 3, 1994, two indictments were returned against Clagett. In the first indictment, Clagett was charged with robbery, Code § 18.2-58, use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery, Code § 18.2-53.1, four separate counts of capital murder during the commission of a robbery, Code § 18.2-31(4), and four separate counts of use of a firearm in the commission of murder.…
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