HOKE v. COM.

Record No. 880268.

377 S.E.2d 595 (1989)

Ronald Lee HOKE, Sr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Maclin, IV, Petersburg (R. Scott Pugh, Fredericksburg, on ineffective assistance of counsel claim), for appellant.

Thomas C. Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present All the Justices.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

Ronald Lee Hoke, Sr., was indicted for the capital murder of Virginia C. Stell in the commission of robbery, abduction, and rape. Code § 18.2-31. A jury found Hoke guilty of capital murder as charged in the indictment.

Pursuant to the bifurcated-trial procedure prescribed by Code § 19.2-264.4, a separate hearing on the penalty was conducted. In the penalty phase of the trial, the Commonwealth...

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