OPINION BY SENIOR JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.
This appeal concerns the so-called "safety valve" provision of Code § 18.2-248(C), providing for relief from mandatory sentences when the defendant truthfully provides all information and evidence concerning his offense to the Commonwealth "[n]ot later than the time of the sentencing hearing." In the instant case, the defendant provided the information immediately prior to the sentencing hearing,...
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