Akers v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, and Chafin, JJ., and Millette, S.J. JEREMY WAYNE AKERS OPINION BY v. Record No. 190094 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH March 26, 2020 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Jeremy Wayne Akers appeals from the trial court’s refusal to entertain a motion to reduce his sentence under Code § 19.2-303. The trial court concluded that Akers’ transfer to the Department of Corrections precluded the court from considering his motion. Akers maintains that the trial court and the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the trial…