Watkins v. Commonwealth

Decided 1985-06-14

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COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. A jury found Johnny Watkins, Jr. (Watkins), guilty of the capital murder of Betty Jean Barker on November 14, 1983, in the commission of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. The jury also found Watkins guilty of the robbery itself and use of a firearm in the…

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