Virginia
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- 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 14, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond cannot have the evidence...
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond cannot have the evidence from Derek Barnabei's murder trial, a judge ruled
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2001VirginiaDEATH 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 6, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
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Christopher C
- NOVEMBER 14, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
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Republican Del
- NOVEMBER 6, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A Richmond Times-Dispatch/News-Channel 10 poll found...
A Richmond Times-Dispatch/News-Channel 10 poll found that 58% of Virginians favor a moratorium on executions until issues surrounding the death penalty can be resolved
- OCTOBER 10, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Bobby Lee Ramdass, 28, white, was put to death by lethal...
Bobby Lee Ramdass, 28, white, was put to death by lethal injection in Greenville Correctional Center
- OCTOBER 1, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
After 17 years in prison, DNA tests confirmed Earl...
After 17 years in prison, DNA tests confirmed Earl Washington's innocence, and he was granted an absolute pardon by Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore for the 1982 rape and murder of a Culpeper County woman