Post-Hernandez Deferral OK, Not Dismissal 
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Published: October 25, 2012
Tags: Criminal, Hernandez, Judge Walter S. Felton Jr., Virginia Court of Appeals
A trial court did not err in finding it had authority to defer, but not dismiss, drug charges against defendant after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy and heroin, and the Court of Appeals rejects defendant’s claim that the trial court erred by not withholding a finding of guilt and deferring ...
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