James Wesley Amonett, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judges Humphreys and Huff Argued at Alexandria, Virginia PUBLISHED JAMES WESLEY AMONETT, JR. OPINION BY v. Record No. 1613-17-4 JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS FEBRUARY 19, 2019 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY Bruce D. White, Judge Alan J. Cilman for appellant. Liam A. Curry, Assistant Attorney General (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. This appeal primarily involves three questions: 1) the degree to which promises of leniency made by police officers render statements by the accused…