Legal Opinion
Cephas Leon Blunt v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 23, 2013No. 0766122PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ELDER, Judge.
Cephas Leon Blunt (appellant) was convicted on his pleas of guilty for possessing cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250 and driving after having been adjudicated a habitual offender, a second or subsequent offense, in violation of Code § 46.2-357. On appeal, he challenges the punishment imposed for those convictions, contending the trial court violated his Fourteenth Amendment due process right to confront his accusers at sentencing. 1 He argues the more stringent test set out in the recent decision in Henderson v. Commonwealth, 59 Va. App. 641, 722 S.E.2d 275 (2012) (en banc),…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
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