Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 5, 2004No. Record 031610 & 031611PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we review the capital murder conviction and death sentence imposed on Larry Bill Elliott for the murder of Dana L. Thrall, Code § 18.2-31(7) (willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of more than one person as part of the same act or transaction), along with his convictions for the first degree murder of Robert A. Finch, Code § 18.2-32, and firearm offenses related to these two murders, Code § 18.2-53.1.
BACKGROUND
In accordance with well-established principles of appellate review, we will recount the evidence as reflected in the record in the light most favorable to the…
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