Eric Hamilton v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Beales, Decker and AtLee PUBLISHED Argued at Richmond, Virginia ERIC HAMILTON OPINION BY v. Record No. 0814-17-2 JUDGE RANDOLPH A. BEALES AUGUST 7, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Phillip L. Hairston, Judge Lauren Whitley, Deputy Public Defender, for appellant. John I. Jones, IV, Assistant Attorney General (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Eric Hamilton (“appellant”) was indicted for obstruction of justice under Code § 18.2-460(A).1 On April 18, 2017, a jury found appellant…