Ferguson v. Commonwealth

Upon his petition, Leon Pat Ferguson is granted an appeal from a judgment of the Court of appeals of Virginia dismissing Ferguson's appeal for failure to perfect the appeal in the manner prescribed by law. Upon further consideration whereof, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed insofar as it dismisses Ferguson's appeal for failure to comply with Rule 5A:8. The judgment is reversed and vacated insofar as it requires the Commonwealth to file those portions of the record necessary to enable appellate courts to conduct harmless-error review, see Code § 8.01-678 (harmless-error review required in all cases), and final judgment is entered here on the judgment of the Court of Appeals as modified.