Josephson v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: All the Justices JUNIOR JOSEPHSON OPINION BY v. Record No. 230856 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH December 12, 2024 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA The Court of Appeals dismissed Junior Josephson’s appeal under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine. It held that Josephson forfeited his right to appellate review of his criminal conviction when he absconded from probation during the pendency of his appeal. Josephson challenges this dismissal on a number of grounds. For the reasons noted below, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals. BACKGROUND…