Stevens v. Com.

OPINION BY Senior Justice ROSCOE B. STEPHENSON, JR.

I

Upon a jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, David Alan Stevens was convicted of aggravated involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Code § 18.2-36.1. Stevens was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and his conviction was affirmed by a panel of the Court of Appeals. Stevens v. Commonwealth, 44 Va.App. 122 , 603 S.E.2d 642 (2004). Thereafter, the Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, also affirmed the conviction. Stevens v. Commonwealth, 46 Va.App. 234 , 616 S.E.2d 754 (2005). We awarded Stevens this appeal.

II

Stevens contends that…