Court of Appeals of Virginia September 16, 2003, 0097022 (Word v. Commonwealth)

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

Present: Judges Benton, Annunziata and Senior Judge Coleman

Argued at Richmond, Virginia

VERLIE MARION WORD, JR.

OPINION BY

v. Record No. 0097-02-2 JUDGE SAM W. COLEMAN III

SEPTEMBER 16, 2003

COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA

FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HALIFAX COUNTY

Leslie M. Osborn, Judge

Tracy L. Quackenbush (Law Office of W. W.

Bennett, Jr., P.C., on brief), for appellant.