DOBSON v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0302-22-2.

882 S.E.2d 902 (2023)

76 Va. App. 524

Michael A. DOBSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

February 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Dobson, pro se.

Stephen J. Sovinsky , Assistant Attorney General ( Jason S. Miyares , Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Chaney, Raphael and Callins.


In 1998, Michael A. Dobson was sentenced to 58 years' incarceration after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and related firearms offenses. In May 2021, Dobson moved the trial court to vacate or reduce his sentence. We affirm the trial court's decision that it lacked jurisdiction to revisit the 1998...

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