Minh Duy Du v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Summary

The court affirmed the sentencing order imposing lifetime probation after Du’s 50 years of active incarceration and prohibiting contact with his victims as a condition of his suspended sentences. It held that both decisions fell within the trial court’s lawful sentencing discretion and that the no-contact condition was reasonable in light of Du’s violent offenses and attempts to obstruct the prosecution. Justice Powell, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agreed concerning lifetime probation but would have found the no-contact condition as to the stepmother unreasonable and remanded for resentencing.