Campbell v. Commonwealth

SENIOR JUSTICE POFF

delivered the opinion of the Court.

We awarded this appeal from the Virginia Court of Appeals to consider the question presented by the defendant’s assignment of error, that is, whether conviction of forgery of public records requires proof of harm or prejudice to the rights of another person. We also granted the cross-error assigned by the Commonwealth in order to address the question whether this Court has jurisdiction to adjudicate that assignment. Because we decide both questions in the negative, we do not reach the subsidiary issues raised by the parties.

Joseph H.…