Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Kuykendall

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 3, 2026No. 250701Published

1Opinion of the Court

PRESENT: Powell, C.J., Kelsey, McCullough, Chafin, Russell, and Mann, JJ., and Mims, S.J. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. Record No. 250701 OPINION BY JUSTICE D. ARTHUR KELSEY SAMUEL MARVIN KUYKENDALL SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Samuel Marvin Kuykendall committed aggravated sexual battery of a 10-year-old girl. The trial court convicted him and suspended a portion of his prison sentence on the condition that he follow the requirements of his probation. The Court of Appeals held that one of those requirements imposed a “total ban” or, if not that, a “near-total ban” on…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. McKune v. LileSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Escoe v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Packingham v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2017

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