Legal Opinion
Bradshaw v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 30, 1984No. Record 831554PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.
Bobby Dean Bradshaw was charged with capital murder in an indictment alleging that he willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation killed “more than one person, namely: Don Mandell Williams and Troy Lee Hager, as a part of the same act or transaction.” Code § 18.2-31(g). 1 By separate indictments, Bradshaw also was charged with the first-degree murder of Williams and Hager, Code § 18.2-32, and use of a firearm in the commission of each murder, Code § 18.2-53.1.
In a single trial on all indictments, a jury found Bradshaw not guilty of capital murder, guilty of two charges of first-degree…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wyrick v. FieldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bunch v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Gray v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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- Martin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Watts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
- Barrett (Clark) v. Com.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
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