Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sandy
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1999No. Record 980460PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether a criminal defendant may enforce the terms of an agreement that he executed with a Commonwealth’s Attorney.
E. Christopher Sandy was indicted by a Westmoreland County grand jury for 32 charges of “intentionally and feloniously issuing] . . . fraudulent grain receipts” in violation of Code § 3.1-722.28. Sandy’s counsel and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Peggy E. Garland, held plea negotiations which culminated in the execution of an agreement signed by Sandy, Garland, and W. R. Sanford, a representative of the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Pursuant to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- State v. WheelerWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hood v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- State v. PadillaOhio Court of Appeals · 2012
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- Roe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
- Murphy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2008
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