Legal Opinion
Wright v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 11, 2008No. Record 062527PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.
The issue in this appeal concerns whether a circuit court, after accepting a plea agreement of the type specified in Rule 3A:8(c)(1)(C), can nevertheless impose a term of suspended incarceration and a term of post-release supervision pursuant to Code §§ 18.2-10(g) and 19.2-295.2(A) when such terms are not mentioned in the plea agreement. Because general principles of contract law apply to plea agreements and the law in effect when a contract is made becomes a part of the contract as though incorporated therein, we will affirm the judgment of the Court of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. Steven W. ArnettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- State v. BethelOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Buchanan v. DoeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- United States v. Shaun BaldacchinoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- United States v. John Edward Skidmore, Jr. (92-3665), and John Edward Skidmore, Sr. (92-3666)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Carroll v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
- William James Bowers, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012
- John E. Hamilton v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
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