Blake Darvin Hughes, a/k/a Blake Darin Hughes v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Record No. 1617-24-1 BLAKE DARVIN HUGHES, A/K/A BLAKE DARIN HUGHES v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Athey, Friedman and Callins Argued at Williamsburg, Virginia Opinion Issued May 12, 2026 FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF VIRGINIA BEACH Scott Joseph Flax, Judge Monica Tuck, Assistant Public Defender (Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Catherine E. Spencer, Assistant Attorney General (Susan Hallie Hovey-Murray, Assistant Attorney General; Jason S. Miyares,1 Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. PUBLISHED OPINION BY JUDGE…