Commonwealth of Virginia v. Johnny Lamont Venable, III

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Frank, McClanahan and Petty Argued via teleconference COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 1179-09-3 JUDGE WILLIAM G. PETTY OCTOBER 20, 2009 JOHNNY LAMONT VENABLE, III FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE G. Carter Greer, Judge Joshua M. Didlake, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellant. Joseph A. Sadighian, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender (Office of the Appellate Defender, on brief), for appellee. The Commonwealth appeals the trial court’s order dismissing…