Legal Opinion

Esparza v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 27, 1999No. 2602971PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

At a hearing to determine whether the suspended portion of his sentence should be revoked, Robert Alex Esparza (“appellant”) moved the court to reduce his “period of active incarceration to time served.” The court refused to entertain appel*603lant’s motion on its merits, stating that it had no authority to grant the motion because appellant was sentenced in accordance with an accepted plea agreement. Appellant appeals the court’s refusal to hear his motion for sentence modification. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm appellant’s conviction.

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Appellant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Lavinder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  3. Grant v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  4. Slayton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  5. Paul v. PaulSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Wright v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  2. Kenneth A. Stokes, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  3. Patterson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  4. Dennis Holland v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  5. Wilson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009

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