Kerry Lee Winslow v. Commonwealth of Virginia

KELSEY, Judge.

In the trial court, Kerry Lee Winslow pled guilty to charges of grand larceny of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal, Winslow argues for the first time that the trial court’s acceptance of his guilty plea violated Rule 3A:8(c)(2)’s requirement that the plea agreement “be reduced to writing” and signed by the parties. We affirm his convictions.

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Midway through his jury trial, Winslow asked the trial court for a brief recess for the purpose of negotiating a possible plea agreement. The court agreed to do so, and the parties reached an oral…