Benjamin Lawrence Burton v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA PUBLISHED Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judge Friedman and Senior Judge Clements Argued at Richmond, Virginia BENJAMIN LAWRENCE BURTON OPINION BY v. Record No. 0609-24-2 JUDGE FRANK K. FRIEDMAN JULY 22, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Frederick G. Rockwell, III, Judge Designate Brett P. Blobaum, Senior Appellate Attorney (Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Susan Hallie Hovey-Murray, Assistant Attorney General (Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. During voir dire a…