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JAY v. COM.

Record Nos. 071432, 071599.

659 S.E.2d 311 (2008)

Robert Lee JAY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia. Darius Tremayne James v. Commonwealth of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Moushegian, Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

These appeals involve a common question regarding the Court of Appeals' use of Rule 5A:20(e) to dismiss a petition for appeal, or a portion thereof, when an appellant does not comply with the rule's requirements. Because the provisions of Rule 5A:20(e) do not impose jurisdictional requirements, we conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in its application of the rule.

In the appeal by Darius Tremayne James, we also conclude...

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