LeVASSEUR v. COM.

Record No. 822050.

304 S.E.2d 644 (1983)

John Joseph LeVASSEUR v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Zauzig, III, Woodbridge (Coleman & Zauzig, Woodbridge, on brief), for appellant.

Donald R. Curry, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.


RUSSELL, Justice.

In a bifurcated jury trial conducted pursuant to Code § 19.2-264.3 et seq., John Joseph LeVasseur was convicted of the wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of Pamela Benner, in the commission of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Code § 18.2-31(d), and his punishment was fixed at death.1 On November 5, 1982 after considering the probation officer...

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