David Junior Howell v. Commonwealth of Virginia

HUFF, Judge.

David Junior Howell (“appellant”) appeals his guilty plea pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), and subsequent conviction of one count of grand larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-95. Following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Henrico County (“trial court”), appellant was sentenced to twenty years in prison, with fifteen years suspended. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. 1 For the following reasons, this Court affirms the trial…