Terra Nyree Hines v. Commonwealth of Virginia

ELDER, Judge.

Terra Nyree Hines (appellant) pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery in violation of Code § 18.2-58 and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of one of the robberies in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. She argues on appeal that the trial court erred in imposing a ten-year sentence for the use of a firearm conviction because Code § 18.2-53.1 sets the maximum sentence at three years. Appellant further contends the trial court erred in imposing a thirteen-year active sentence for all three crimes despite the “substantial mitigating evidence” presented at the sentencing…