LAWLOR v. COM.

Record No. 120481.

738 S.E.2d 847 (2013)

285 Va. 187

Mark Eric LAWLOR v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua M. Segal ( Mark Petrovich ; Thomas Walsh ; Petrovich & Walsh; Fairfax; Meghan Shapiro ; Edward J. Ungvarsky , Capital Defender; Terese E. McGarrity , Deputy Capital Defender; Ann K. Wanger ; Jenner & Block, on briefs), for appellant.

Katherine B. Burnett , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.

In this appeal, we review convictions for capital murder and the imposition of two sentences of death. We consider whether the circuit court erred when it (a) limited questioning during voir dire, (b) excluded evidence during the penalty phase of trial, and (c) instructed the jury. We review the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the elements of the offenses charged and the aggravating factors required for imposition of a sentence...

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