James Luther Bevel v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Elder, Powell and Senior Judge Annunziata Argued at Alexandria, Virginia JAMES LUTHER BEVEL MEMORANDUM OPINION ∗ BY v. Record No. 2373-09-4 JUDGE ROSEMARIE ANNUNZIATA SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Burke F. McCahill, Judge Bonnie H. Hoffman, Deputy Public Defender, for appellant. Virginia B. Theisen, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. The question of first impression to be decided on appeal is, when a defendant dies pending…