021-6-002 – AlBritton v. Commonwealth
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//February 18, 2021//
AlBritton v. Commonwealth, Record No. 191030, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kelsey) From the Circuit Court of Sussex County (Sharrett) Daniel C. Yates (Michael W. Robinson; Venable, on briefs), for appellant. Zachary R. Glubiak, John Marshall Fellow (Mark R. Herring, Attorney General; Toby J. Heytens, Solicitor General; Victoria N. Pearson, Deputy Attorney General; Martine E. Cicconi, Deputy Solicitor General; Michelle S. Kallen, Deputy Solicitor General; Stacie A. Sessoms, Assistant Attorney General; Jessica Merry Samuels, Assistant Solicitor General, on brief), for appellee. VLW 021-6-002, 18 pp.
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