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POWELL v. COM.

Record No. 031421.

590 S.E.2d 537 (2004)

267 Va. 107

Paul Warner POWELL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Engle (Mark B. Williams, Danville; Carroll A. Weimer, Jr., Manassas; Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center; Weimer & Boyce, on briefs), for appellant.

Robert Q. Harris, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal, we review the capital murder conviction and sentence of death imposed upon Paul Warner Powell for the murder of Stacey Lynn Reed in the commission of, or subsequent to, attempted rape. Code § 18.2-31(5).

I. BACKGROUND

A. Powell's First Trial and Appeal

Powell was originally convicted of the capital murder of Stacey Lynn Reed in 2000 and sentenced to death. See Powell...

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