Ronald Lee Manley v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA PUBLISHED Present: Judges AtLee, Fulton and Raphael Argued at Norfolk, Virginia RONALD LEE MANLEY OPINION BY v. Record No. 1735-23-1 JUDGE RICHARD Y. ATLEE, JR. DECEMBER 16, 2025 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE Robert G. MacDonald, Judge Samantha Offutt Thames, Senior Appellate Counsel (Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Robert D. Bauer, Assistant Attorney General (Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General; Jessica M. Bradley, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. After finding Ronald…