Commonwealth v. Bass

OPINION BY JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS

In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals misapplied the ends of justice exception to Rule 5A:18 and erroneously reversed the defendant's conviction due to a variance between the indictments and the evidence presented at trial. We also consider whether the Court of Appeals erred when it declined to address the defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the Commonwealth's evidence after reversing the defendant's conviction.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

A. Pretrial Background

City of Richmond police obtained warrants charging Jayvon…