Legal Opinion
Beaver v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 16, 1987No. Record 850828; Record 850861PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
I. BACKGROUND
Gregory Warren Beaver pled guilty to capital murder, to wit: “the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of a law-enforcement officer . . . when such killing is for the purpose of interfering with the performance of his official duties.” Code § 18.2-31(f). Beaver also pled guilty to the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Code § 18.2-53.1. After the guilty pleas were accepted, the trial court heard evidence concerning the appropriate penalty. The trial court sentenced Beaver to death on the capital murder charge and two years imprisonment on the firearm charge.
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