Jay v. Com.

OPINION BY Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

These appeals involve a common question regarding the Court of Appeals' use of Rule 5A:20(e) to dismiss a petition for appeal, or a portion thereof, when an appellant does not comply with the rule's requirements. Because the provisions of Rule 5A:20(e) do not impose jurisdictional requirements, we conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in its application of the rule.

In the appeal by Darius Tremayne James, we also conclude that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions for attempted robbery and attempted use of a firearm during the…