Commonwealth v. Moncrea

PRESENT: All the Justices COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OPINION BY v. Record No. 240844 JUSTICE JUNIUS P. FULTON, III APRIL 2, 2026 FREDERICK LEWIS MONCREA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA The Commonwealth appeals from a judgment of the Court of Appeals finding the sentencing order for Frederick Lewis Moncrea (“Moncrea”) void ab initio. The Commonwealth argues that the purported error in the sentencing order is merely voidable and that Moncrea’s failure to object to the sentencing order precludes him from challenging the sentencing order on appeal. Although the parties both consider the…