No state laws were violated by the Town of Windsor Police officers who allegedly pepper-sprayed, threatened and assaulted a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during a traffic stop in December 2020.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's office said no state laws were violated by Windsor Police who allegedly pepper-sprayed, threatened and assaulted a U.S. Army second lieutenant during a traffic stop.
Commonwealthâs Attorneys show support for bill removing death penalty in Virginia The lethal injection chamber in Greensville Correctional Center, Virginia (FILE) By John Hood | January 14, 2021 at 8:51 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 9:21 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) â On Wednesday, a bill was introduced in the Virginia General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth.
On Thursday morning, several Commonwealthâs Attorneys who said they represent 40 percent of the state met to show their support.
The bill calls for the state to remove the penalty of death for Class 1 felonies and changing the sentence to life in prison.
Three former Attorneys General and eleven Commonwealthâs Attorneys, as well as other former prosecutors, recently signed a letter to the General Assembly expressing their support for the abolition of the death penalty in the Commonwealth.