Legal Opinion
Kenneth A. Stokes, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 15, 2013No. 0090121PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
Kenneth A. Stokes, Jr., appellant, filed a motion to modify and reduce his previously imposed sentence. He argues the trial court erred in concluding that it had no jurisdiction to do so under Code § 19.2-303 because appellant had already been transferred to the Department of Corrections. For the reasons stated, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
Appellant was convicted of seven felonies upon pleas of guilty. On January 21, 2011 the trial court sentenced him to *391serve 103 years in the state penitentiary, with sixty of those years suspended.
Appellant filed a notice…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ohree v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
- Barr v. Town & Country Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Anderson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- In Re Commonwealth of Virginia Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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