Lampkin v. Commonwealth

HALEY, Judge.

I. Introduction

Code § 17.1-123(A) states that an unsigned order entered into a circuit court’s order book is “deemed authenticated when ... an order is recorded in the order book on the last day of each term showing the signature of each judge presiding during the term.” (Emphasis added). Appealing his conviction for domestic assault and battery, a third offense, Daniel Lampkin maintains that an unsigned order documenting one predicate offense was improperly received in evidence. He argues that the order was not authenticated pursuant to the statute, and was thus inadmissible,…