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Advocates call on General Assembly to abolish death penalty

By CHRISTOPHER BROWN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 29, 2007, file photo, William Morva watches as prospective jury members are interviewed to serve in his attempted robbery trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy in 2006. Morva's attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

Virginia executes 1st inmate under more secretive protocol

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 29, 2007, file photo, William Morva watches as prospective jury members are interviewed to serve in his attempted robbery trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy in 2006. Morva's attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 men during escape

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 29, 2007, file photo, William Morva watches as prospective jury members are interviewed to serve in his attempted robbery trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy in 2006. Morva's attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

The Latest: Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 in 2006

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FILE - In this Thursday March 29, 2007, file photo, William Morva watches as prospective jury members are interviewed to serve in his attempted robbery trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy in 2006. Morva's attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

Looming execution divides mother, daughter of slain deputy

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 29, 2007, file photo, William Morva watches as prospective jury members are interviewed to serve in his attempted robbery trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy in 2006. Morva's attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

The Latest: Mother of slain deputy wants man to be executed

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FILE - In this Tuesday March 4, 2008, file photo, William Morva as he listens to court proceedings in Washington County Circuit Court in Abingdon, Va. Morva is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the killings of a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s deputy in 2006. Morva’s attorneys and mental health advocates are calling on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to spare his life. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool, File)

Killer to be executed suffers from delusions, lawyers say

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer William Morva, at the Greenville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. Morva was convicted in 2008 for the murders of three people, is scheduled to be executed on July 6. Morva's attorneys said Wednesday that they have filed a clemency petition urging the Democratic governor to stop the man's execution scheduled for July 6. (Virginia Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Attorneys: Man needs mental health treatment, not execution

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer William Morva, at the Greenville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. Morva was convicted in 2008 for the murders of three people, is scheduled to be executed on July 6. (Virginia Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Court sets July execution date for Virginia death row inmate

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Venue change sought in capital murder trial

Venue change sought in capital murder trial