Fred Watkins Coles, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Elder, Alston and Senior Judge Clements Argued at Richmond, Virginia FRED WATKINS COLES, JR. MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 0624-08-2 JUDGE LARRY G. ELDER OCTOBER 27, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF PETERSBURG James F. D’Alton, Jr., Judge Joseph A. Sadighian, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender (Office of the Appellate Defender, on briefs), for appellant. Gregory W. Franklin, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Fred Watkins Coles, Jr. (appellant) appeals…