Supreme Court of Virginia, 2008

The Supreme Court of Virginia held that the Court of Appeals erred by treating Rule 5A:20(e)'s briefing requirements as jurisdictional and dismissing portions of the appeals for noncompliance.

The Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed the Court of Appeals’ judgment sustaining Bolden’s convictions. It held that an appellate court reviewing sufficiency must consider all trial evidence in the record, whether or not counsel argued it or the trial court mentioned it, and that the evidence supported constructive…