Legal Opinion
Congdon v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 15, 2011No. 0531102PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELSEY, Judge.
In the Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Blake Mitchell Congdon pled guilty to felony vandalism. His plea agreement expressly waived his statutory right of appeal to the circuit court. Congdon nonetheless filed an appeal which the Chesterfield Circuit Court dismissed. He now appeals to us claiming the circuit court erred as a matter of law. We disagree and affirm.
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Congdon, a juvenile, was charged with felony vandalism in August 2008. See Code § 18.2-137. Before the case went to trial in juvenile court, Congdon entered into a written plea agreement.…
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