Virginia Assessment Team on the Death Penalty
The assessment is conducted by a state-based team responsible for collecting and analyzing various laws, rules, procedures, standards, and guidelines relating to the administration of capital punishment in Virginia. It is the Virginia Assessment Team’s responsibility to determine whether the state is in compliance with the ABA Protocols and make any other additional recommendations it feels are needed to improve the fairness and accuracy of Virginia’s death penalty system. The Virginia Assessment Team is comprised of the following individuals (full biographies):
- John Douglass, Chair
Dean Emeritus, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
- Hon. Leslie M. Alden
Falls Church, VA
- Craig Cooley
Richmond, VA
- Mark Earley
The Earley Legal Group
Leesburg, VA
- Senator John Edwards
Roanoke, VA
- Joseph Flood
Connell, Sheldon & Flood, PLC
Fairfax, VA
- Michael N. Herring
Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney
Richmond, VA
- Gail Marshall
Rapidan, VA