Prosecutors are refusing to say whether they will seek the death penalty for University of Virginia lacrosse playerGeorge Huguely V, charged in the brutal slaying of former girlfriend Yeardley Love, but the case has the potential to land him on death row.

“There is no doubt [prosecutors] will want to pursue the death penalty if they have the evidence to prove it,” said Joe diGenova, former U.S. attorney for the District.