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with the Commonwealth and his trial and sentencing on Oct. 25. He said that he and his attorney, T.C. Lea, had had some differences, and that he was under the impression that he would be eligible for parole after three years and ten months, but that he has found out since that it would be 14 years before he is eligible for parole. Apparently there were some misunderstandings between Mr. Eppard and his attorney.
When he agreed to a plea agreement and waived a jury trial, Mr. Eppard said that he was “just confused and wanted to get it over with.”
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said that the standard for withdrawing a guilty plea is to show manifest injustice, and that can be only when the Commonwealth failed to hold up its end of the plea agreement. He said,' “There has been no showing of manifest injustice in this case.”
Judge Penn said, “The court is of the opinion that the concern expressed by the Commonwealth’s Attorney is well taken. It is the view of the court that evidence should be under oath.” Judge Penn then set up an evidenciary hearing in the case for Nov. 21.
Jake Thomas Taylor, 35, of Washington, was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections for the manufacture of marijuana not for his own use. Mr. Taylor was found guilty in August and is incarcerated in the Rappahannock County Jail. He also must pay for the cost of his prosecution,
Mr. Taylor’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Roy Bradley, argued that Mr. Taylor had only grown enough marijuana for himself
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