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Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia courts. Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Serving multiple life sentences. [14] [15] [16] Convicted for his role in the 2002 DC Sniper attacks and sentenced to multiple terms of life imprisonment in both Virginia and Maryland for the murders of ten victims. He was originally sent to Red Onion State Prison, following conviction, but was transferred to Keen Mountain Correctional Center ...
In addition, the sentence of life imprisonment may also be given for "drug kingpins" and "habitual criminals". It has been applied in every state except Alaska, as well as in the federal courts. [39] [40] In Alaska, the maximum term of imprisonment is for 99 years without parole, which is considered to be de facto life imprisonment without ...
RICHMOND, Va., April 7 (Reuters) - Virginia's top court on Thursday ordered the release of a former U.S. sailor who has spent 33 years in prison, because new DNA evidence showed he did not murder ...
Name Sentence start Sentence term Country Description Terry Nichols: 1995 162 consecutive life sentences plus 93 years without parole United States Convicted of 161 counts of first degree murder, first degree arson, and conspiracy by the state court of Oklahoma for his part in the Oklahoma City bombing of April 19, 1995; also sentenced in federal court for terrorism and eight counts of ...
In February 1990, Virginia was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 20 years later, Virginia's lawyer discovered that the prosecution's key witness, toxicologist James Ferguson, lied about his credentials, prompting a court to reverse Virginia's conviction. In April 2011, the prosecution dismissed the case. [205] Oct 24, 1988
This is a list of people executed in Virginia after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States. Capital punishment in Virginia was abolished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. [1] [2]
Joseph M. Giarratano (August 26, 1957 – October 6, 2024) was an American murderer and prisoner who served in Deerfield Correctional Center in Southampton County, Virginia, and was on death row until having his sentence commuted to life imprisonment.