34 Va. App. at 36 Trial court's authority to weigh mitigating factors in sentencing207 citing cases“it is within the trial court's purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant.”
- Jeffrey Donelle Hampton v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1552254 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 8, 2026).publishedIn this case, the trial court did what it was entitled to do: consider the “nature of the offense, the defendant’s background, and the surrounding circumstances,” Minh Duy Du, 292 Va. at 563 , balance those considerations against “any miti…
- Julio R. Basurto, s/k/a Julio Ricardo Basurto v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0764254 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 1, 2026).unpublished “It is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant.” Khine v. Commonwealth, 82 Va. App. 530, 558 (2024) (quoting Keselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000)). - 17 - Basurto argues th…
- Marc Alexander Oliver v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1323253 (Va. Ct. App. June 30, 2026).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Brian Reese Cochran v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1698243 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2026).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Albert Laval Watson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1853241 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 3, 2026).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Dean Anton Vitasek v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1992241 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 13, 2026).published“[i]t is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented”
- Ronald Lee Manley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1735231 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 16, 2025).publishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Calvin C. Jenkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1185242 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2025).unpublished“It is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Reginald James Hall v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1244243 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 9, 2025).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Leroy Bruce Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1280243 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 26, 2025).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
Show 190 more citing cases
- Stephen Dwayne White v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0312244 (Va. Ct. App. July 22, 2025).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Anthony Eugene Moore v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1932233 (Va. Ct. App. June 17, 2025).unpublished“It is within the [circuit] court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant.” Id. (quoting Keselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000)).
- Arthur James Rowe, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0172243 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 15, 2025).unpublished“It is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Tony James Woodley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0628232 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 11, 2025).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Coley Wesley Watkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0337243 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 30, 2024).unpublishedWhile it is “within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by” a criminal defendant, Keselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000), this Court “will not presume that a trial court purposefully ignored mit…
- Trekwane Carlos Bell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2089231 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 17, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- William Winn Khine v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 82 Va. App. 530 (Va. Ct. App. 2024).published“It is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Elwood Lewis Thomas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1429224 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 17, 2024).publishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Nathan Elmore Thomas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1213234 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 3, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000). “[O]nce it is determined that a sentence is within the limitations set forth in the statute under which it is imposed, appellate review is at an end.” Thomason v. Commonwealth, 69 Va. Ap…
- Kevin Lee Bethea v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1019231 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Marquis Jerome Fore v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0114231 (Va. Ct. App. July 23, 2024).unpublished“[i]t is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Brady Andrew Reed v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1934222 (Va. Ct. App. May 21, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- James Wallace Plecker v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0494233 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 30, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Elwood Lewis Thomas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1429224 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 16, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Gary Allen Germain, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1616222 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 2, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Elwood Lewis Thomas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1429224 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 12, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Matthew Terrell Whitney v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1408221 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 20, 2024).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Robert Marshall Cornelius v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 80 Va. App. 29 (Va. Ct. App. 2024).published“[i]t is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Precise Earl Mosley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1462221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 24, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Kevin Lamont Walker v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0030231 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 24, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Robert Steven Maxey, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1725222 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 3, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Derrick Terrell Newman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0009234 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 26, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Robert Burton Weisenbeck v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1277221 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 26, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Bartholomew Junior Sebrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1465221 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 19, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Adrian Nicholas Jeremiah Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0017231 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 19, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Christian Coleman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0173231 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 12, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Travis Oneal Bowden v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2007222 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 5, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Antonio Lamont Gunn v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1804223 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 5, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Allen Scott Wimer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1959223 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2023).unpublished“[i]t is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant”
- Michael Anthony Sherman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1368224 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Kaleb S. Nicol v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1281221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Tyron K. Banks v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0651222 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 15, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Kevin Orlando Bowles v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1355221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 15, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Alex Warren Tew v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1845221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 15, 2023).unpublishedMinh Duy Du, 292 Va. at 564 (“In cases where the argument on appeal is simply a challenge to the duration of imprisonment, we have consistently held that the sentencing statutes define the outer boundaries of the bell-shaped curve of reaso…
- Robert Louis Midgett v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1791221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2023).unpublishedKeselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 36 (2000).
- Karen Clevonne Frazier v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1037211 (Va. Ct. App. May 31, 2022).unpublished
- John Cornelius Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0979212 (Va. Ct. App. May 31, 2022).unpublished
- Roger Lee Rawlings, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0883213 (Va. Ct. App. June 7, 2022).unpublished
- John Richard Akers v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1047211 (Va. Ct. App. June 7, 2022).unpublished
- Edward L. Gilkes, Jr., s/k/a Edward Lee Gilkes, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0786213 (Va. Ct. App. June 7, 2022).unpublished
- Ian Gabriel Hunt v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1332212 (Va. Ct. App. June 21, 2022).unpublished
- Felix Martinez Pacheco v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1044213 (Va. Ct. App. June 21, 2022).unpublished
- Antonio Emmanuel Rice v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1379212 (Va. Ct. App. June 21, 2022).unpublished
- Mark Lewis Jenkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1088214 (Va. Ct. App. June 28, 2022).unpublished
- Lowell Charles Johnson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1150211 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Hasaan S. Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1209212 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Dustin W. Foltz, s/k/a Dustin William Foltz v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0779214 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Dustin Chase Wilson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0208223 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Dondre D. Thorpe v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1206212 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Dondre D. Thorpe v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0804212 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Brandon Lamont Winston v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1129212 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Andre Perry, a/k/a Aundre Perry, s/k/a Aundre Dwayne Perry v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0823211 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Henry Dibella v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1191211 (Va. Ct. App. July 12, 2022).unpublished
- Lemare Rhae Shaun Tynes v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1414211 (Va. Ct. App. July 12, 2022).unpublished
- Justin Michael Kelley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1313211 (Va. Ct. App. July 12, 2022).unpublished
- Jeremy Wayne Dodge v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0648212 (Va. Ct. App. July 12, 2022).unpublished
- Sabre Abdul Sykes, Sometimes Known as Sa'bre Sykes v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1084212 (Va. Ct. App. July 19, 2022).unpublished
- Justin Lavar Nunley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1042211 (Va. Ct. App. July 19, 2022).unpublished
- Francisco Beltran Perez v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0835212 (Va. Ct. App. July 19, 2022).unpublished
- Christopher Lee Bailey v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1064211 (Va. Ct. App. July 19, 2022).unpublished
- Jacob Carrington Boyer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0273222 (Va. Ct. App. July 26, 2022).unpublished
- Dakota Craig Russell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0078221 (Va. Ct. App. July 26, 2022).unpublished
- Charles Henry Austin, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0982214 (Va. Ct. App. July 26, 2022).unpublished
- Lavar Quientez Dickerson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1112211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022).unpublished
- Sean Benjamin Brown v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1033214 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2022).unpublished
- Roderick Gordon v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1254211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2022).unpublished
- Virginia Harris Petty v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1091212 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Virginia Harris Petty v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0976212 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Sean Purnell Almond v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1287211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Melvin Dale Gunter, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1421212 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Kenneth Calvin Knight v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0787214 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Crystal Butler v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1274211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Brad O'Neal Allen v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1280212 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2022).unpublished
- Quintez Rephael Raven v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1108211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 23, 2022).unpublished
- Pearly E. Walters v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0038222 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 23, 2022).unpublished
- Shaun Lee Caldwell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0898211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2022).unpublished
- Lawrence Ricardo Nicholson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1319211 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2022).unpublished
- Pervis Joseph Harris v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1288213 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2022).unpublished
- Darrell Ray Richards, Sr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0159223 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 13, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Alexander Palmer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1382211 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2022).unpublished
- Jared Matthew Warren v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0703212 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2022).unpublished
- Jamonte Nishan Pope v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0151221 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2022).unpublished
- Neil Anthony Spencer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1069213 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2022).unpublished
- Humberto Ajanel-Sanic v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0445224 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2022).unpublished
- Daniel Norbert Halter v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0893213 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2022).unpublished
- Carrie Ann Yates v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1243211 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2022).unpublished
- Alberto Tribi Sanchez-Gutierrez v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1410213 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 27, 2022).unpublished
- Ross Love Howard Hash v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0287221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2022).unpublished
- Jeffery Scott Jackson, s/k/a Jeffrey Scott Jackson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1163211 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2022).unpublished
- Jamal Brion Walker v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1297211 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2022).unpublished
- David Keith Trull v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0418221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2022).unpublished
- Jerome Henry Meekins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1149211 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 11, 2022).unpublished
- JC Alexander Julian Butler v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0124221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2022).unpublished
- Erick Lawrence Plummer, s/k/a etc. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0039221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 18, 2022).unpublished
- Chidozie Vincent Opara v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1350211 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 25, 2022).unpublished
- Travis Casey Schafer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0255221 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 1, 2022).unpublished
- Odell Cleaven Mines, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1090213 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 1, 2022).unpublished
- Frank Devon Harris v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1126214 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 1, 2022).unpublished
- Tyler Glend Coontz v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0331223 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Tink Lane v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1363211 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2022).unpublished
- Paul Bracy Powell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0376222 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 22, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Kevin Travis v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1302213 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 22, 2022).unpublished
- Curtis Benjamin Harrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0197221 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 22, 2022).unpublished
- Curtis Benjamin Harrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0195221 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 22, 2022).unpublished
- Yolanda Velez v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1348213 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Alan Humphries v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1310212 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Lenny Dortch, s/k/a Lenny Riccardo Dortch v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0404222 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Garrett Patrick Chapin v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0503223 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Michael Allen Fauntleroy v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0020222 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 13, 2022).unpublished
- Angela Carol Summitt v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0387223 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 13, 2022).unpublished
- Tedequez Taimark Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1200212 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2022).unpublished
- Corey Antoine Anderson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0369221 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 20, 2022).unpublished
- Shana Christine Winborne v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0715221 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Derrick Alexander Marks v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0512224 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 29, 2022).unpublished
- Breshon Avonte Evins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0308222 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 29, 2022).unpublished
- James Andrew Nutter, s/k/a James Andrew Nutter, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1275213 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 10, 2023).unpublished
- Zane Chandler Christian v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0415223 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 24, 2023).unpublished
- Robert Lamont Chu, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0734223 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 24, 2023).unpublished
- Cory Deon Coates v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0587224 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 24, 2023).unpublished
- William Douglas Linkenhoker, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0983223 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2023).unpublished
- Ricky Lee Motley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0872223 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2023).unpublished
- Markese J. Pryor v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1334211 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2023).unpublished
- Joseph Ryan Alvey v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0194221 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2023).unpublished
- James Derrick Ferrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0460221 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 14, 2023).unpublished
- Brian Richardson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0422222 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 14, 2023).unpublished
- Jeremy Wayne Luck v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0534223 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 21, 2023).unpublished
- Michael Tink Lane v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0455221 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 28, 2023).unpublished
- Kenneth Ka'Von Grant v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0515221 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 28, 2023).unpublished
- Deshawn Michael Hayes v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0610221 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2023).unpublished
- Bradford T. Cellucci v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 77 Va. App. 36 (Va. Ct. App. 2023).published
- Elwood Saunders Gregory v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0134221 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2023).unpublished
- Taijia Treyshawn Jackson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1449224 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 28, 2023).unpublished
- Joshua Carl Gannon Voltz v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0845223 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 4, 2023).unpublished
- Michael Scott Wolfe v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0902223 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 18, 2023).unpublished
- Winfred Dewayne Mullins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1365223 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 25, 2023).unpublished
- Terry W. Glenn, s/k/a Terry Wayne Glenn v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1053223 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 25, 2023).unpublished
- Paul Sylvester Martin, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0340221 (Va. Ct. App. May 2, 2023).unpublished
- Michael Jerome Ratliff, s/k/a Michael Jerome Ratliff, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1400224 (Va. Ct. App. May 16, 2023).unpublished
- Javon Williams, s/k/a Javon A. Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1651224 (Va. Ct. App. May 16, 2023).unpublished
- Javon Williams, s/k/a Javon A. Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1650224 (Va. Ct. App. May 16, 2023).unpublished
- Charles Edward Cubbage, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1420223 (Va. Ct. App. May 16, 2023).unpublished
- Aaron Otis Peters v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1726222 (Va. Ct. App. May 23, 2023).unpublished
- Deborah Anne Coleman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1005223 (Va. Ct. App. May 30, 2023).unpublished
- Celeste Marie Sizemore v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0551223 (Va. Ct. App. May 30, 2023).unpublished
- Torman Devon Mack, Sr. s/k/a Tormon Devon Mack v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0735222 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Kayla Danielle Moore, a/k/a Kayla Danielle Wood v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1035223 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Joseph Paul Forest, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1027224 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Jerrod Demonte Vines v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1086221 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Gerard Bunn v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1343221 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Aaron Michael Jackson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1473223 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2023).unpublished
- Felicia Holley-Poole v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1231224 (Va. Ct. App. June 13, 2023).unpublished
- Austin E. Kersey v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1065221 (Va. Ct. App. June 13, 2023).unpublished
- Marco Antrione Cherry, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1913221 (Va. Ct. App. June 20, 2023).unpublished
- Carlton Andrew Vaughan, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1917222 (Va. Ct. App. June 20, 2023).unpublished
- Seth Ashton Ramirez v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1306221 (Va. Ct. App. June 27, 2023).unpublished
- Louis A. McMiller v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1833221 (Va. Ct. App. June 27, 2023).unpublished
- James Walter Spriggs, IV v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1727221 (Va. Ct. App. June 27, 2023).unpublished
- Kelly Michael Vance v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1415221 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2023).unpublished
- Connie Marie Maxey, a/k/a Connie Marie Demers v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1865224 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2023).unpublished
- Brandon Edward Jones, a/k/a Edward Brandon Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0015232 (Va. Ct. App. July 5, 2023).unpublished
- Juan Salazar Rojas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1525223 (Va. Ct. App. July 11, 2023).unpublished
- William Columbus Broughton v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1732221 (Va. Ct. App. July 18, 2023).unpublished
- Dacquez Keshawn Wilson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0886221 (Va. Ct. App. July 18, 2023).unpublished
- Nicholas Alexander Howard v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1489224 (Va. Ct. App. July 25, 2023).unpublished
- Matthew Edwin Lawson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0003233 (Va. Ct. App. July 25, 2023).unpublished
- Jeffrey Wayne Kerr v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1330222 (Va. Ct. App. July 25, 2023).unpublished
- Justin Alan Farmer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0904221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2023).unpublished
- Jason Franklin Maxwell v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0448222 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2023).unpublished
- Deon Marcel Gatling v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1679221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2023).unpublished
- Dario Figueroa Rodas v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1204224 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2023).unpublished
- Jason Lamont Burford v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1275224 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2023).published
- Trevanta Rashad Yarborough, s/k/a Tre'Vante Rashad Yarborough v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1787222 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2023).unpublished
- Corey Lance Hill v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1744221 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2023).unpublished
- Brian Kenneth Robinson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1018221 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 24, 2023).unpublished
- Rhasean Shamar Anderson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0993222 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 17, 2023).unpublished
- Daquil Raheem Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0753224 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 12, 2023).unpublished
- Ryan Clinton Durrett v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1898223 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 5, 2023).unpublished
- Orlando Mitchell Hill v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1831224 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 5, 2023).unpublished
- Octavia Renay Bandy v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1268221 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 5, 2023).unpublished
- Perry Allen Miller v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0155231 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2023).unpublished
- William Earl Aldridge v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1579221 (Va. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2023).unpublished
- Celvin Eraldo Corado Beltran v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0388232 (Va. Ct. App. June 18, 2024).unpublished
- Ashlee Nicole Phoenix v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1915231 (Va. Ct. App. July 2, 2024).unpublished
- Antwan Deangelo Barrow, s/k/a Antwonne D. Barrow v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 81 Va. App. 535 (Va. Ct. App. 2024).published
- Marcus Andrew Bottoms v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1132231 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 3, 2024).unpublished
- Gil v. Dotson, No. 1:23-cv-00747 (E.D. Va. Jan. 15, 2025).
- Roger Lee Henderson, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0505243 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 11, 2025).unpublished
- Donnie Justin White v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1307244 (Va. Ct. App. July 1, 2025).unpublished
- Kyle Francis Charles v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0634252 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 3, 2026).unpublished
- Patrick Brian Stambler v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2003242 (Va. Ct. App. June 23, 2026).published
537 S.E.2d at 613 quoting Davis v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 81, 86 , 402 S.E.2d 684, 687 (1991)15 citing cases
- State v. Gill, 2004 ND 137, 681 N.W.2d 832.published
- Clarke v. Commonwealth, 725 S.E.2d 158 (Va. Ct. App. 2012).published
- Lloyd Anthony Thompson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2427092 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2010).unpublished
- Thomas Maurice Vaughn v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0612083 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 17, 2009).unpublished
- Edwood C. Spencer v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 3086064 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 27, 2007).unpublished
- Edwood C. Spencer v. Commonwealth, No. 1763064 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2007).unpublished
- David Herman Whitt v. Commonwealth, No. 0600043 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2005).unpublished
- Roy Duran Gravely v. Commonwealth, No. 0430023 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 21, 2003).unpublished
- Mark Anthony Lawrence v. Commonwealth, No. 1385014 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 3, 2002).unpublished
- Mark Anthony Lawrence v. Commonwealth, No. 0716014 (Va. Ct. App. Dec. 3, 2002).unpublished
Show 5 more citing cases
- Dorothy Mae Johnson v. Commonwealth, No. 0760014 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2002).unpublished
- Tyree Lamont Moore v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0828131 (Va. Ct. App. May 6, 2014).unpublished
- Justin Dwayne Stump v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1902133 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2015).unpublished
- Alan L. Lewis, s/k/a Alan Leon Lewis v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1173172 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 2, 2018).unpublished
- Alan L. Lewis, s/k/a Alan Leon Lewis v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0632172 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 2, 2018).unpublished
34 Va. App. at 35 Determining willful nonpayment and standard of review for revocation10 citing casesquoting Davis v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 81, 86 (1991)
- Jayson Michael Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0736251 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 29, 2026).publishedStandard of Review On appeal from a revocation proceeding, the circuit court’s “findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.” Clarke v. Commonwealth, 60 Va. App. 190, 195 (2012)…
- Airik Bose Carter, s/k/a Arik Bose Carter v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2000233 (Va. Ct. App. May 27, 2025).unpublished“On appeal from a revocation proceeding, the trial court’s ‘findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.’” Clarke v. Commonwealth, 60 Va. App. 190, 195 (2012) (quoting Keselica…
- Marcus Antonio Hunter v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1614234 (Va. Ct. App. May 13, 2025).unpublished“On appeal from a revocation proceeding, the trial court’s ‘findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.’” Id. (quoting Keselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 35 (2000)).
- Mario Antoine Wilson-Welch v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1079241 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 11, 2025).unpublishedSTANDARD OF REVIEW “On appeal from a revocation proceeding, the trial court’s ‘findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.’” Medrano v. Commonwealth, 60 Va. App. 190, 195 (2012…
- Edward Gonzalo Medrano, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1231234 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 24, 2024).unpublished“On appeal from a revocation proceeding, the trial court’s ‘findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless -5- there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.’” Id. (quoting Keselica v. Commonwealth, 34 Va. App. 31, 35 (2000)).
- Ryan Oneal Davis v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1193182 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 8, 2019).published
- Bryan Steven Ruff v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1392181 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2020).unpublished
- Samantha Leigh Perry v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0877213 (Va. Ct. App. Sept. 13, 2022).unpublished
- Jeffrey Lamont Harris, s/k/a Jeffrey Lamonte Harris v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0504221 (Va. Ct. App. May 23, 2023).unpublished
- Vincent Joseph Decicco v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0049222 (Va. Ct. App. July 11, 2023).unpublished
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia
Michael G. Keselica appeals the revocation of his suspended sentence for violating the terms of his probation. He contends the trial court shifted the burden of proof to him and denied him the opportunity to present evidence at the show-cause hearing. He also contends the trial court abused its discretion in revoking seven years of his eleven-year suspended sentence. Concluding the trial court did not err, we affirm.
In 1995, the trial court convicted the defendant of embezzling $62,000 from an elderly couple. The trial court suspended a major portion of the sentence and ordered restitution under a plan proposed by the defendant. [1] In September 1999, the trial court issued a rule to show cause that alleged the defendant violated two conditions of probation. Condition 3 required the defendant to pay restitution of $1,000 per month to the victims from whom he embezzled money. He admits he missed payments but asserts his failure was not willful. [2] Condition 6 required the defendant to cooperate and be honest with his probation officer. The defendant does not contest he violated that condition. While the defendant had made substantial payments in Virginia, he had only made two payments in the eight months preceding the hearing. The trial court found the defendant violated both conditions of probation.
The record reflects the trial judge did not shift the burden of proof or prohibit the defendant from presenting evidence. The judge noted the defendant “has the burden of showing[*34] cause why the suspended sentence should not now be put into effect if I find that the Commonwealth’s evidence is sufficient to prove that there’s a violation of the terms of his probation.” (Emphasis added). The probation officer testified about the defendant’s probation adjustment. He did not pay restitution consistently in either Virginia or Maryland and deceived his probation officers. After the Commonwealth rested, the trial court asked if the defendant wished to present evidence, and the defendant elected not to do so.
The defendant argues that his failure to make restitution was not willful. He relies upon Duff v. Commonwealth, 16 Va.App. 293, 429 S.E.2d 465 (1993). In Duff, the parties agreed that the failure to pay restitution “resulted from an inability to pay ... rather than from an unwillingness or refusal to do so.” Id. at 296, 429 S.E.2d at 466. The trial judge noted there was no evidence the defendant was “holding back on us or trying to pull the wool over our eyes” and “I’m ... confident ... he is not perpetrating any fraud ... on us.” Id. at 295, 429 S.E.2d at 466. The revocation was unreasonable because the violation was not willful or the result of fraud. Id. at 298, 429 S.E.2d at 467 (analyzing Code §§ 19.2-305.1 and -306).
In this case, there was no evidence the defendant’s failure resulted from an inability to pay. The defendant had continued making monthly payments from February to August 1998 despite being out of work. He moved to Rhode Island and earned net wages of approximately $2,000 per month. The defendant represented his father could pay the entire balance due. [3]
While the defendant suggested non-payment resulted from owing restitution in both Virginia and Maryland, the defendant had originally submitted the restitution' plan. He had[*35] assured the trial court he could handle the dual obligations and he would consistently pay $1,000 per month in Virginia. Indeed, the trial court ameliorated its original sentence based on the representation the defendant had the ability to pay consistently, and the defendant never sought to amend the order. The trial judge believed the defendant intentionally misrepresented facts to both probation officers and both courts.
While the defendant maintained his failure to pay was not willful, he did not take advantage of his opportunity to present evidence to show why he had not paid or why his sentence should not be revoked. The trial court could infer from the Commonwealth’s evidence that the defendant was playing one court against the other and his non-payment was willful. The judge noted that after the Commonwealth established the defendant’s failure to pay restitution, “then the burden ... shift[ed] to the Defense to put on evidence of any inability to pay.” The trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding a probation violation.
Next, we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in revoking seven years of the defendant’s suspended sentence. “A trial court has broad discretion to revoke a suspended sentence and probation based on Code § 19.2-306, which allows a court to do so ‘for any cause deemed by it sufficient.’ The court’s findings of fact and judgment will not be reversed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion.” Davis v. Commonwealth, 12 Va.App. 81, 86, 402 S.E.2d 684, 687 (1991) (citations omitted).
Originally, the trial court imposed an innovative sentence enabling the defendant to rehabilitate himself by repaying the elderly couple whom he had defrauded of their life savings. The defendant failed to pay restitution as he had proposed and lied to his probation officer. The facts of this case establish the defendant violated two separate conditions of probation. The judge believed the defendant was deceiving both the courts and his probation officers. The trial court “ ‘undoubtedly has the power to revoke [the suspension of a[*36] sentence] when the defendant has failed to comply with the conditions of the suspension.’ ” Russnak v. Commonwealth, 10 Va.App. 317, 321, 392 S.E.2d 491, 493 (1990) (quoting Griffin v. Cunningham, 205 Va. 349, 354, 136 S.E.2d 840, 844 (1964)).
It is within the trial court’s purview to weigh any mitigating factors presented by the defendant, but the defendant chose not to present evidence. The record establishes that the trial court had sufficient cause to revoke the entire suspended sentence and did not abuse its discretion in revoking that portion it did revoke. Accordingly, we affirm.
Affirmed.
. On April 21, 1995, the defendant received a sentence of twelve years with all but thirty months suspended and eight years of probation, which included restitution once work release was established. The trial court granted the defendant’s June 16, 1995 motion to reconsider the sentence and amended it to all but one year, three hundred sixty four days suspended. The defendant was released in November 1995.
At about the same time, a Maryland court placed the defendant on probation for crimes similar to the one committed in Virginia. The Maryland court ordered him to pay restitution of approximately $200,000 at the rate of $1,000 per month.
. The defendant paid $40,000, but still owed $25,310 on the day of the hearing. He had only made ten payments in Virginia since 1997. The total paid from 1995 in both Virginia and Maryland was $66,000.
. On the day set for the show-cause hearing, the defendant moved for a continuance of one week. He had a hearing pending in Maryland the following Monday. If the Maryland court did not incarcerate him for failure to pay its restitution, the defendant represented that his father would pay the entire balance of his Virginia restitution obligation.