Legal Opinion
Walker v. Forbes
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 8, 2016No. Record 151848PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN
In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in ruling that a defendant has a federal constitutional right to counsel in a probation revocation hearing.
Background
On January 24, 2001, Christopher Forbes (Forbes) entered a guilty plea in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County to petit larceny as a third offense. On June 2, 2001, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with two years and ten months suspended, and probation upon his release. On February 14, 2005, after his release and while still on probation for the petit larceny as a third…
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