CARROLL v. COM.

Record No. 091987.

701 S.E.2d 414 (2010)

James CARROLL v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence F. Stanback, Jr. , for appellant.

Richard B. Smith , Special Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and CARRICO, S.J.


Opinion by Senior Justice HARRY L. CARRICO.

In this appeal, we decide whether a person charged with rape who enters an Alford plea and is placed on probation violates the terms of his probation by refusing to admit his guilt during the course of ordered treatment for sex offenders. The circuit court held that the defendant, James Carroll, was in violation of his probation for his refusal to make such an admission. The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the...

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