Legal Opinion
Pruett v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 26, 1986No. Record no. 860478, Record No. 860499PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, C.J.
On July 1, 1985, David Mark Pruett was indicted for capital murder in the killing of Wilma L. Harvey during or subsequent to the commission of rape. Pruett was also indicted for the rape and robbery of Mrs. Harvey. In the first phase of a bifurcated trial conducted pursuant to Code § 19.2-264.3, a jury convicted Pruett of all three charges and fixed his punishment for rape at life imprisonment and for robbery at seventy-five years’ imprisonment. In the second phase of the trial, the jury heard evidence in aggravation and mitigation of the murder charge and fixed Pruett’s punishment on that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- David M. Pruett v. Charles ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Gray v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Eaton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- David Lee Fisher v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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