Jones v. Commonwealth

ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

Glen Jones, Jr., appellant, was convicted, by a jury, of second-degree murder in violation of Code § 18.2-32 and use of a firearm in the commission of murder, in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred, during sentencing, in not allowing appellant to advise the jury that he had been incarcerated for the same charges that had previously been nolle prosequied. For the reasons stated, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Because the underlying facts of the offenses are not relevant to this analysis, we will not mention those facts. We need only recite…