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Edmonds v. Commonwealth
No. 151100Supreme Court of Virginia
151100 Edmonds v. Commonwealth 07/14/2016 The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing a defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and the Court of Appeals did not err in upholding that rulin…
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151100 Edmonds v. Commonwealth 07/14/2016 The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing a defendant's motion to withdr…
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151100 Edmonds v. Commonwealth 07/14/2016 The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing a defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and the Court of Appeals did not err in upholding that ruling, where the record supported the findings of both courts that there was no showing of imminently threatened harm to support the defendant's proposed defense of duress or necessity in possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony. The judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is affirmed.
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151100 Edmonds v. Commonwealth 07/14/2016 The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing a defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and the Court of Appeals did not err in upholding that ruling, where the record supported the findings of both courts that there was no showing of imminently threatened harm to support the defendant's proposed defense of duress or necessity in possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony. The judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is affirmed.
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