RAMS v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1453-17-4.

823 S.E.2d 510 (2019)

70 Va. App. 12

Joaquin Shadow RAMS, Sr., a/k/a John Anthony Ramirez, Jr., a/k/a John Anthony Ramirez, a/k/a Juquin Anthony Rams, a/k/a Joaquin Shadow Rams, a/k/a Joaquin S. Rams v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Fredericksburg.

February 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meghan Shapiro , Deputy Capital Defender ( Christopher Leibig , Annandale; Law Offices of Christopher Leibig, on briefs), for appellant.

Christopher P. Schandevel , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judge Malveaux and Senior Judge Haley.


Joaquin Shadow Rams, Sr., appeals his conviction for capital murder in violation of Code § 18.2-31.1 He argues that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to prove that the death was a homicide and, consequently, that he was the criminal agent. The appellant also...

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