· 10/14/1997
Canipe v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 491 S.E.2d 747
- 25 Va. App. 629
- 1997 Va. App. LEXIS 641
How courts have described this case
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- holding that whether a killing was done in the heat of passion upon reasonable provocation is a question of fact
- holding that the defendant’s decision to keep driving after hitting the victim supported the conclusion that he had hit the victim deliberately
- finding malice even though the victim approached the front of the defendant’s vehicle on his own accord
- relying in part on evidence that accused falsely reported details of offense to police in effort to portray victim as aggressor
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Judges: Elder, Fitzpatrick, Annunziata
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