Gibson v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The record reveals no additional requests or motions for deferral [of disposition]. Consequently, the trial court never denied such a request or motion. Accordingly, the issue present in Gibson’s fourth assignment of error, namely that the trial court “erred by not recognizing the courts [sic] authority to defer findings of guilt absent a specific legislative grant of authority” is not properly before us because the record reflects no ruling of the trial court to that effect. We note that although the Court of Appeals addresses this issue in its opinion, the question was not properly before the Court of Appeals for the same reason.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 55 Va. App. 190 - Hernandez v. Commonwealth