Commonwealth v. Amos

Present: Kinser, C.J., Lemons, Goodwyn, Millette, Mims, and McClanahan, JJ., and Lacy, S.J. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. Record No. 130757 OPINION BY SENIOR JUSTICE ELIZABETH B. LACY FELECIA AMOS February 27, 2014 FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the contemporaneous objection exception in Code § 8.01-384(A) allows a litigant who was precluded by the trial court from asserting a contemporaneous objection to the court’s ruling or order to raise the issue on appeal, notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 5A:18. I.…