Jamar Lafonz Hilliard v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges AtLee, Lorish and Frucci PUBLISHED Argued at Norfolk, Virginia JAMAR LAFONZ HILLIARD OPINION BY v. Record No. 0723-24-1 JUDGE STEVEN C. FRUCCI OCTOBER 21, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH Douglas B. Ottinger, Judge1 Samantha Offutt Thames, Senior Appellate Counsel (Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Liam A. Curry, Assistant Attorney General (Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Following a jury trial, the Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth…