Green v. Commonwealth

OVERTON, Judge.

Willie J. Green (defendant) appeals his convictions of carjacking, in violation of Code § 18.2-581, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a carjacking, in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. He contends the trial court erroneously ruled that, upon conviction, Code § 18.2-53.1 required imposition of a mandatory three-year sentence. Because we find no error in the trial court’s ruling, we affirm.

The evidence adduced at trial proved that defendant and an accomplice stopped Josie Majette in the parking lot of the Sentara Hampton General Hospital on February 22, 1997. Defendant…