Legal Opinion
Lilly v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 17, 1998No. Record 972385 and 972386PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we review the capital murder conviction and death sentence imposed by a jury on Benjamin Lee Lilly (Lilly). Lilly was also convicted of lesser offenses arising out of the same occurrence, but does not directly challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions for the lesser offenses.
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PROCEEDINGS
On April 1, 1996, indictments were returned against Lilly charging that on December 5, 1995, Lilly abducted and robbed Alexander V. DeFilippis, Code §§ 18.2-47 and 18.2-58, carjacked DeFilippis’ vehicle, Code § 18.2-58.1, and subsequently murdered DeFilippis as part…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by41 opinions
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