· 9/23/1988
MacKall v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 372 S.E.2d 759
- 236 Va. 240
- 5 Va. Law Rep. 670
- 1988 Va. LEXIS 106
How courts have described this case
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- holding no abuse of discretion where Styrofoam head with knitting needle inserted to demonstrate bullet's trajectory was admitted in capital prosecution
- trial court need not offer instruction singling out mitigation evidence for special emphasis, or stating that a mitigating circumstance need not be proven beyond reasonable doubt
- death sentence based on future dangerousness for conviction of capital murder while committing robbery
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Judges: Whiting
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