Court of Appeals of Virginia· 8/2/1994

James v. Commonwealth

Citations

446 S.E.2d 900
18 Va. App. 746
11 Va. Law Rep. 103
1994 Va. App. LEXIS 531

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holding that “[a] silent record or . . . mere naked assertion by the accused . . . is insufficient . . . to rebut the presumption of regularity that attached” to the prior conviction
noting that in the absence of an affirmative showing that a guilty plea is entered “intelligently, voluntarily, and knowingly, . . . the trial court . . . is . . . required[] to reject the plea” (quoting Graham, 11 Va. App. at 139)
“Compliance with the fourth amendment depends . . . on ‘an objective assessment of an officer’s actions in light of the facts and circumstances then known to him.’” (quoting Bosworth v. Commonwealth, 7 Va. App. 567, 570, 375 S.E.2d 756, 758 (1989))

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Judges: Fitzpatrick

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