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- JANUARY 1, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- DECEMBER 26, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A legislator from northern Virginia is proposing a...
A legislator from northern Virginia is proposing a law he says would make opponents of the death penalty accountable for their opinions
- DECEMBER 10, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A study released by the Joint Legislative Audit Review...
A study released by the Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission found that the death penalty in Virginia is applied more often in rural and suburban jurisdictions than in urban ones, even when the underlying crimes are similar
- OCTOBER 30, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge William C
Judge William C
- OCTOBER 18, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection...
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the...
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the death sentence of the only juvenile offender on Virginia's death row
- 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
- MAY 2, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. James Gilmore signed a bill to allow death row...
Gov. James Gilmore signed a bill to allow death row inmates access to DNA testing after their convictions. The bill creates a significant exception to the state's "21-day rule," which bars appeals based on new evidence any later than 21 days after sentenc
- 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