Legal Opinion
Alston v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 2, 2007No. Record 070007PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice G. STEVEN AGEE.
Andrew Robert Alston was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Charlottesville. In addition to a term of active incarceration, the circuit court also imposed a three-year term of postrelease supervision as required by Code § 19.2-295.2. On appeal in the Court of Appeals, Alston challenged the term of postrelease supervision, which he contends violates his rights under the Sixth Amendment, his right to due process, and constituted an abuse of sound judicial discretion. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of…
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