Avontae Maurice Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judge Friedman and Senior Judge Clements PUBLISHED Argued at Richmond, Virginia AVONTAE MAURICE SMITH OPINION BY v. Record No. 0949-24-2 JUDGE FRANK K. FRIEDMAN JULY 29, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Jayne A. Pemberton, Judge Gregory R. Sheldon (Bain Sheldon, PLC, on brief), for appellant. Matthew J. Beyrau, Assistant Attorney General (Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Following a jury trial, the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County convicted Avontae Maurice Smith…