Turner v. Commonwealth

Upon consideration of the record, the briefs, and argument of counsel, the Court is of opinion that no error exists in the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Virginia upholding a trial court’s judgment confirming the verdict of a jury that found Edwin Cecil Turner, Jr., “guilty of first degree murder and fix[ed] his punishment at: imprisonment for life.”

At trial, the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke instructed the jury on the definitions of first degree murder, second degree murder, self defense, and irresistible impulse, but ruled that the evidence was insufficient to support an…