Robert Levon Branch v. Commonwealth of Virginia

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Robert Levon Branch (“Branch”) pled guilty to one count of rape in violation of Code § 18.2-61 in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth (“trial court”), which the trial court accepted. Subsequently, Branch made a motion to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Branch contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. For the reasons that follow, we find that the trial court did not err in denying Branch’s motion, and thus we affirm.

I. Background

Branch entered into a plea agreement with…