Legal Opinion

Wright v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided November 7, 2006No. 2183053PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM G. PETTY, Judge.

Nicholas Everette Wright, appellant, was convicted of first-degree murder in violation of Code § 18.2-32, pursuant to a guilty plea and a plea agreement. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred by imposing a three-year period of post-release supervision that appellant asserts was not included in the terms of the plea agreement. We disagree and affirm the sentence imposed by the trial court.

I. Background

A grand jury indicted Wright for capital murder in violation of Code § 18.2-31 (4). On June 17, 2005, the Commonwealth’s Attorney and Wright entered into a plea…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Branch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  2. Virginia Real Estate Board v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  3. Timbers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  4. Paul v. PaulSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  5. Allard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. FeinbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  2. Wright v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  3. Alston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  4. Jerome Alexander Griffin v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2016
  5. Cunningham v. FeinbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015

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