Sunday, November 17, 2013

Accomack County Circuit Court Cases

Accomack County Circuit Court
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Marquis Giddens pled guilty of possession of cocaine. Giddens was arrested at a routine traffic stop in December of 2012 entered a guilty plea under the first offender program. With no record of any kind, Mr. Giddens agreed to enter treatment and/ or educational program along with paying court costs, and the costs of these programs. Judge Lewis suspended his drivers license for 6 months with work restrictions and gave him 100 hours of community service. 

 Brezuum Douglas pled guilty to two counts of grand larceny. Douglas was charged with steeling assorted jewelry on July 30, 2012 and a Rolex watch on September 1, 2002. Douglas was employed by Greenbush Moving Service and stole the items valued at $2350 from the closet of a home he was relocating. The Rolex watch was pawned at a local pawn shop for $350 but was valued at more than $20,000. It was covered by a homeowners insurance policy. Douglas produced $2000 to the court as a sign of good faith and intent to repay. He pled guilty and Judge Lewis continued the case pending preparation of a presentence report until February. Douglas has been granted work release status and must return to jail each evening.

Christopher Smith was sentenced to five years with all but seven months to run concurrently for failure to register as a violent sex offender. Mr. Smith was convicted on March 3, 2013 of rape and according to testimony, he was to notify the court of any relocation within three days and to register every 90 days. This testimony was that even though his permanent address was at his mothers home he had from time to time spent nights at friends therefore when state troopers and or probation people tried to contact him they had failed. Judge Lewis sentenced the defendant to five years with all but seven months on each charge to run concurrently with probation for the remaining period of time.

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