Smith v. Commonwealth

701 S.E.2d 826 (2010)

57 Va. App. 319

Russell Ernest SMITH

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 0364-09-1.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

November 23, 2010.

Steven B. Novey, Prince George, (Novey and Tomko Law Firm, on brief), for appellant.

John W. Blanton, Assistant Attorney General (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FELTON, C.J., and ELDER, FRANK, HUMPHREYS, KELSEY, McCLANAHAN, HALEY, PETTY, BEALES, POWELL and ALSTON, JJ.

UPON A REHEARING EN BANC

KELSEY, Judge.

The trial court found Russell Ernest Smith guilty of making a "false statement" on a…