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WATKINS v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0936-96-3.

491 S.E.2d 755 (1997)

25 Va. App. 646

John Edward WATKINS, S/K/A John Edward Watkins, Sr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Hingeley, Public Defender, for appellant.

Richard B. Smith, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON and ANNUNZIATA, JJ., and DUFF, Senior Judge.

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Appellant, John Edward Watkins, s/k/a John Edward Watkins, Sr., appeals his conviction for feloniously operating a motor vehicle after having been adjudicated an habitual offender.1 He contends that the trial court erred in refusing to compel the Commonwealth to uphold its agreement to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor offense. We agree and reverse his conviction.

I.

On July 10, 1995, appellant appeared...

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