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- JULY 9, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The judge upheld the jury's recommendation for Jeffrey...
The judge upheld the jury's recommendation for Jeffrey Allen Thomas
- JUNE 29, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court has issued new guidelines...
The Virginia Supreme Court has issued new guidelines slashing the pay of many court-appointed lawyers in death penalty cases: $125 an hour for in-court work and $75 an hour for out-of-court work
- MAY 31, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Dennis L
Circuit Judge Dennis L
- APRIL 27, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Blacksburg has become the third locality to call for...
Blacksburg has become the third locality to call for a moratorium on executions in Virginia, and a group opposed to the death penalty says it will continue to seek supporters in town and city halls across the state
- APRIL 21, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder...
The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Paul Warner Powell and ordered a new trial for the 22-year-old man who admitted murdering in 1999 Stacie Reed, 16, and then attacking her 14-year-old sister, Kristie
- MARCH 9, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom...
In a moment of tender mercy that left many in the courtroom in tears, the small, frail mother of murdered 16-year-old Tara Rose Munsey softly beseeched jurors to spare the life of the man convicted of killing her daughter in January 2000 after she refused
- MARCH 1, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Thomas Wayne Akers, 31, who pleaded guilty to killing...
Thomas Wayne Akers, 31, who pleaded guilty to killing 24-year-old Wesley Smith during a robbery in Roanoke, was pronounced dead at 9:18 p
- FEBRUARY 1, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Bills that would have abolished or suspended the death...
Bills that would have abolished or suspended the death penalty in Virginia were killed by the House Courts of Justice Committee
- JANUARY 16, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
33 Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from...
33 Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from around the state released a statement calling on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty
- JANUARY 11, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge for the 1st time has ordered new DNA...
A federal judge for the 1st time has ordered new DNA testing for a Virginia death row inmate, ruling that Brian Lee Cherrix needs the lab work to verify his claim that he was wrongfully convicted of killing a pizza delivery woman
- DECEMBER 6, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher C
Christopher C
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Republican Del
Republican Del