Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 20, 2025No. 240843Published
1Opinion of the Court
PRESENT: All the Justices COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OPINION BY v. Record No. 240843 JUSTICE D. ARTHUR KELSEY NOVEMBER 20, 2025 DAVID MICHAEL JACKSON FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this probation revocation case, a circuit court found that David Michael Jackson had violated the probation terms and suspension conditions imposed by one of his 20 felony convictions and one of his 7 misdemeanor convictions. During the hearing, the court twice stated that one resentencing factor it considered (among others) was that Jackson did not accept responsibility for his actions. Jackson interprets…
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- Samson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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