Legal Opinion

Turner v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 18, 1986No. Record No. 0020-85PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COLE, J.

Appellant, Sylvester Turner, Jr., appeals his convictions for forging and uttering a check based upon his assertion that the photographic identification procedure used in this case was unduly suggestive. Our review of the record reveals that neither the notice of appeal nor the transcript was timely filed. For these reasons, the appeal is dismissed.

Appellant’s conviction order was entered on December 5, 1984. His notice of appeal was filed in the clerk’s office of the trial court on January 7, 1985. Rule 5A:6(a) provides:

No appeal shall be allowed unless, within 30 days after…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Old Dominion Iron & Steel Corp. v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Barrett v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  3. Williams v. LandonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1985

3Cited by108 opinions

  1. Anderson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
  2. Wolfe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
  3. Novak v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
  4. Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  5. Carlton v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992

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