COTTERELL v. Com.

405 S.E.2d 438 (1991)

Christopher Earl COTTRELL

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 1087-89-2.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 4, 1991.

Russell C. Williams, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before BARROW, COLE and COLEMAN, JJ.

COLE,[*] Judge.

On October 20, 1988, the appellant, Christopher Earl Cottrell, entered into a plea agreement with the Commonwealth whereby he agreed to plead guilty to burglary. In exchange for this plea, the Commonwealth agreed to recommend five years in the penitentiary,…