VANDYKE v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1322-18-2.

840 S.E.2d 8 (2020)

71 Va. App. 723

Melanie VANDYKE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

March 31, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott B. Bender , Richmond ( David C. Reinhardt ; Bender Law Group, PLLC, on briefs), for appellant.

A. Anne Lloyd , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Chief Judge Decker, Judges Beales and AtLee.


Melanie Vandyke appeals her conviction for obtaining morphine by fraud, deceit, embezzlement, or subterfuge, in violation of Code § 18.2-258.1. On appeal, she contends that the trial court misinterpreted the statute and abused its discretion by refusing her request for a deferred disposition. We hold...

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