Legal Opinion
Shifflett v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 30, 1997No. 2258952PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Judge.
Vernon Leroy Shifflett was convicted by a jury of driving after having been adjudicated an habitual offender and after having been twice convicted of the same offense. The jury sentenced him to three years imprisonment. Shifflett contends that the trial judge erred in excluding from the jury’s consideration mitigating evidence relevant to sentencing. A panel of this Court, with one judge dissenting, affirmed the trial judge’s decision. See Shifflett v. Commonwealth, 24 Va.App. 538, 484 S.E.2d 134 (1997). For the reasons that follow, upon rehearing en banc, we reverse and remand…
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