Legal Opinion
Holler v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 18, 1980No. Record 791168PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This is a companion case to Clark v. Commonwealth, 220 Va. 201, 257 S.E.2d 784 (1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1049 (1980). Betty M. Holler was initially indicted for the murder for hire death of George Harold Scarborough. Because of her cooperation with the Commonwealth in its prosecution of James T. Clark, Jr., and Charles Daniel Stewart, also charged in the case, the Commonwealth was permitted to amend the indictment against Holler to a charge of first degree murder. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Thereafter Holler sought unsuccessfully…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sydney B. Kadwell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Clark v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- United States v. Samuel SavageCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Rudolph Valentino HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Esparza v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
- Commonwealth v. SlussCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
- Commonwealth v. PorrecaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- State v. CabellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- Gardner v. Warden of Virginia State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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