SANCHEZ v. COM.

Record Nos. 1453-91-4, 1471-91-2, 1499-91-2, 1931-91-1.

416 S.E.2d 705 (1992)

Brade SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee. Daniel Everett HARRIS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee. Charles Clarence ATKINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee. James Gordon LAMB, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Rutherford, Commonwealth's Atty., C. Lynn Holland, Asst. Commonwealth's Atty., Norfolk, Robert E. Clement, Commonwealth's Atty., Victoria, C. Jeffers Schmidt, Jr., Commonwealth's Atty. of Lancaster County, Lancaster, Paul S. Dereska, Asst. Commonwealth's Atty., Arlington, for Com.

Robert McL. Smith, III, Norfolk, for James Gordon Lamb.

Robert H. Morrison, Asst. Public Defender, Halifax, for Daniel Everett Harris.

James B. Thorsen, Thorsen & Page, Richmond, for Charles C. Atkins.

Carl G. Womack, Jr., Arlington, for Brade Sanchez.

Before BENTON, COLEMAN and WILLIS, JJ.


In these four cases we consider, sua sponte, whether we have jurisdiction to entertain the petitions for appeal. In each of the four cases, the initial direct appeal from the judgment of conviction was not perfected. Each of the petitioners filed a habeas corpus petition and, as a result, was awarded a belated or delayed appeal. In this order, we address counsel's responsibility in filing a notice of appeal in a delayed appeal situation.

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