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Bowling v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 403 S.E.2d 375
  • 12 Va. App. 166
  • 7 Va. Law Rep. 2068
  • 3 A.L.R. 5th 1119
  • 1991 Va. App. LEXIS 55

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  • rejecting defendant’s argument that the victim’s statements, in response to a 911 operator, were not sufficiently spontaneous to be admitted under the excited utterance exception
  • absent an insanity defense, Stamper precludes the admission of testimony regarding defendant's mental state on issue of premeditation
  • “The question of premeditation is a question to be determined by the fact-finder. ‘To establish premeditation, the intent to kill need only exist for a moment.’” (quoting Peterson v. Commonwealth, 225 Va. 289, 295 (1983))

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Judges: Keenan

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