Supreme Court of Virginia June 8, 1979, Record 781678 (Johnson v. Commonwealth)

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COMPTON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this criminal appeal, we review the capital murder conviction of Major Henry Johnson, Jr.

On July 26,1978, Johnson, then 26 years of age, was convicted of wilful, deliberate and premeditated murder during the commission of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. Code § 18.2-31(d).