 On September 18, 2009, the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed Morva's convictions and death sentences in a 5-2 decision.The Virginia Supreme Court rejected the defense's claim that he should have been allowed to present an expert's testimony on whether he would endanger guards or fellow inmates if the jury sentenced him to life in prison without parole.On July 24, he was called to appear in Christiansburg by video conferencing to testify for the defense in a trial for his brother Michael Morva, who was charged with helping him escape from the Montgomery County Jail nearly three years before.