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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Virginia death row inmate

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Virginia death row inmate | iNFOnews.ca
This undated photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows Virginia death row inmate, William Morva. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Morva’s appeal on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Morva was in jail awaiting trial on attempted robbery charges in 2006 when he overpowered a deputy sheriff during a trip to the hospital. He used the deputy's pistol to fatally shoot a security guard and fatally shot another deputy during a manhunt the next day. (Virginia Department of Corrections via AP)

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Virginia death row inmate who killed two people during an escape in 2006.

William Morva argued that he should have been allowed to present evidence that he wouldn’t pose a risk of future violence if he was spared the death penalty.

But the justices on Tuesday left in place an appeals court ruling that rejected those claims.

Morva was in jail awaiting trial on attempted robbery charges in 2006 when he overpowered a deputy sheriff during a trip to the hospital. He used the deputy’s pistol to fatally shoot an unarmed security guard and fatally shot another deputy during a manhunt the next day.

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