Nicholson v. Commonwealth

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Mims, Powell, Kelsey, and McCullough, JJ., and Millette, S.J. SAMANTHA ANN NICHOLSON OPINION BY v. Record No. 200356 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH June 17, 2021 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ET AL. FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Samantha Ann Nicholson was convicted of driving on a suspended license, fifth offense. The Court of Appeals of Virginia dismissed Nicholson’s appeal on the basis that her notice of appeal was fatally defective. Nicholson appeals from that decision, contending that her notice of appeal was adequate. For the reasons noted below, we…