Edmonds v. Virginia

dealing with qualifications to testify on future dangerousness in a capital case | pecuniary gain factor upheld where defendant was at murder scene to rob victims and took a pickup truck | where the evidence of the burglary was entwined with the homicides the offenses were properly consolidated | where the evidence of the burglary was entwined with the homicides the offenses were properly consolidated | no mitigating circumstances found; death penalty affirmed upon findings that killings were done for pecuniary gain and in a depraved manner | "While this failure to object does not preclude review in a capital case, it does weigh against any claim of prejudice. " | capital murder in the commission of robbery, both future dangerousness and vileness found | capital murder in the commission of robbery, both future dangerousness and vileness found | Florida’s rule against collateral review of matters which should have been raised on direct appeal is an adequate ground under state law to bar federal habeas corpus review | prior cases for a discussion of "particularized intent to kill". | nighttime burglary/intentional killing under § 13A-5-31[a][4]