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023-6-019 – Tomlin v. Commonwealth
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//July 18, 2023//
Listen to this articleTomlin v. Commonwealth, Record No. 220223; June 29, 2023 (Kelsey) From the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Michelle C. F. Derrico, Senior Appellate Counsel (Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Erika L. Maley, Principal Deputy Solicitor General (Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General; Andrew N. Ferguson, Solicitor General; Charles H. Slemp, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General; Kevin M. Gallagher, Deputy Solicitor General; Rosemary Bourne, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Annie Chiang, Assistant Solicitor General, on brief), for appellee. VLW 023-6-019, 16 pp.
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