Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Fitzgerald v. Virginia

459 U.S. 1228

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1983-02-22
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • defendant can be convicted of multiple offenses arising out of same transaction if legislature clearly indicates its intent to impose multiple punishments
  • defendant inflicted 184 stab wounds with machete and knife, all sustained before victim's death
  • a convenience store robbery after which, the cashier was abducted, raped and murdered

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Sup. Ct. Fla. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5853, 223 Va. 615, 292 S. E. 2d 798; No. 82-5877, 249 Ga. 812, 295 S. E. 2d 63; No. 82-5879, 419 So. 2d 1067; No. 82-5902, 419 So. 2d 1058; No. 82-5909, 422 So. 2d 843.