"The record before me does not contain sufficient evidence to warrant the extraordinary step of overturning the decision of a lawfully empaneled jury following a properly conducted trial," Virginia Gov. Morva was awaiting trial on attempted armed robbery charges in 2006 when he demanded medical treatment and was taken to a hospital. There he knocked a sheriff's deputy unconscious, took his gun and used it to fatally shoot security guard Derrick McFarland before fleeing the hospital. The next day Morva shot and killed Montgomery County Sheriff's Corporal Eric Sutphin on a bike path in Blacksburg. "The next day, Mr. Morva murdered Corporal Sutphin by shooting him in the back of the head."

Source: CNN July 06, 2017 21:00 UTC