By Michael Copley, Staff writer
mcopley@powhatantoday.com

30-year-old Dayomic Smith was accused of breaking into and entering a county home January 17, 2007 and on July 28, 2009, at a retrial, Smith entered a no contest plea to the charges.

“We agree that going to trial would be a risky venture,” said Defense Attorney Steven D. Benjamin. He told the court the evidence in the case “could have been sufficient to find guilt.”

A plea agreement was accepted by the court and, according to the stipulations of the agreement Judge Tomas Warren sentenced Smith to five years in prison with all of the time suspended. He already served five months on the charge.