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Neighbors v. Commonwealth
No. 062460Supreme Court of Virginia
062460 Neighbors v. Commonwealth 09/14/2007 Under Code § 16.1-106 and Code § 8.01-677, which recognize the application of the "writ of error coram vobis" without a limitation to any court, the appeal of the de…
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062460 Neighbors v. Commonwealth 09/14/2007 Under Code § 16.1-106 and Code § 8.01-677, which recognize the application of the "wr…
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062460 Neighbors v. Commonwealth 09/14/2007 Under Code § 16.1-106 and Code § 8.01-677, which recognize the application of the "writ of error coram vobis" without a limitation to any court, the appeal of the denial of a petition for writ of coram vobis in the general district court is within the jurisdiction of a circuit court under Code § 17.1-513. It was thus error for a circuit court to determine that it lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the judgment of the general district court in a coram vobis proceeding filed to challenge a prior guilty plea. However, the judgment of the circuit court denying a writ of coram vobis was correct. The judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in par…
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062460 Neighbors v. Commonwealth 09/14/2007 Under Code § 16.1-106 and Code § 8.01-677, which recognize the application of the "writ of error coram vobis" without a limitation to any court, the appeal of the denial of a petition for writ of coram vobis in the general district court is within the jurisdiction of a circuit court under Code § 17.1-513. It was thus error for a circuit court to determine that it lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the judgment of the general district court in a coram vobis proceeding filed to challenge a prior guilty plea. However, the judgment of the circuit court denying a writ of coram vobis was correct. The judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in par…
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