Opinion by Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.
In this appeal, we consider whether the retroactive application of a 2008 amendment to Code § 9.1-902 resulted in contractual and constitutional violations by allegedly interfering with a 1999 plea agreement.
I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW
In February 1999, a grand jury in the City of Richmond indicted Jeremy Wade Smith for rape in violation of Code § 18.2-61. The indictment alleged that...
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