Brown, T v. Commonwealth
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Denied
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180537 Brown, T v. Commonwealth 05/02/2019 The circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion by defendant who had pled guilty to petty larceny two days earlier to withdraw her guilty plea. The defendant filed her motion to set aside the guilty plea after the circuit court had pronounced sentence from the bench but before a written order had been entered. In such a situation, the stringent manifest injustice standard applies under Code § 19.2-296. Here, the defendant failed to proffer evidence of a reasonable basis for contesting guilt. Her proffered contention that she could prove that the merchandise was left in the store was not a viable defense as a matter of law. The ar…
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