KEIL v. COM.

Record No. 800994.

278 S.E.2d 826 (1981)

Walter J. KEIL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Gordon, Newport News, for appellant.

Vera S. Warthen, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

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


HARRISON, Justice.

Walter J. Keil was convicted of the capital murder of Sonja Elsa Dorey and his punishment fixed by a jury at life imprisonment. Judgment was entered accordingly. He argues on appeal that there is insufficient evidence to support a finding that the victim's death occurred during the commission of or subsequent to her rape. He also challenges the court's refusal to question the jurors to determine if, during his trial, they had read certain articles...

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