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MASON v. COM.

Record No. 781607.

254 S.E.2d 116 (1979)

Morris Odell MASON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Hartnett, Accomac (Henry P. Custis, Jr., Robert B. Phillips, Ayres, Hartnett & Custis, Accomac, on brief), for appellant.

James E. Kulp, Deputy Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

HARMAN, Justice.

Morris Odell Mason (defendant or Mason) is before the court for automatic review of his death sentence, Code § 17-110.1 A, which has been consolidated with an appeal from his conviction, Code § 17-110.1 F. As required by statute, this case has received priority on our docket. Code § 17-110.2.

After a bifurcated bench trial, Mason, who pleaded guilty to capital murder, was convicted...

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