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· 4/18/1980

Giarratano v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 266 S.E.2d 94
  • 220 Va. 1064
  • 1980 Va. LEXIS 202

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the fact that the defendant had “seconds” to “deliberate” after telling the victim to “shut up” but before killing her supported a finding of premeditation
  • noting that “seconds” is “ample time” to form “a design and purpose to kill”

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Judges: Compton

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